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diff --git a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.md b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.md index 0559b3e9..d44bc962 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.md +++ b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.md @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Security bugs in open-source projects are exposed to the public and fixed quickl Do you need Microsoft Word? Why don't you just use the Vim text editor or GNU Emacs to write your letters? If that's too nerdy, you can still use open-source alternatives such as AbiWord or LibreOffice. Larger organizations have the tendency to standardize the software their employees have to use. Unfortunately, as Microsoft Word is the de-facto standard text processing program, most companies prefer Word over LibreOffice. Same with Microsoft Excel vs LibreOffice Calc or other spreadsheet alternatives like Gnumeric. I don't know why that is; please.... -E-Mail your comments to paul at buetow dot org! :-) +E-Mail your comments to hi@paul.cyou :-) I only use free and open-source operating systems on my personal Laptops, Desktop PCs and servers (FreeBSD and Linux based ones). Most of the programs and apps I use on them are free and open-source as well, and I am comfortable with it for over twenty years. Exceptions are the BIOSes and some firmwares of my devices. I also use Skype as most of my friends and family are using it. They are, unfortunately, proprietary software still. But I will be looking into Matrix as a Skype alternative when I have time. There are also open BIOS alternatives, but they usually don't work on my devices. @@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ Should you be pedantic about open-source software? It depends. It depends on you You have better chances when you know how to manage your own server and install and manage alternatives to the big cloud providers by yourself. I have the advantage that I have work experience as a Linux Systems Administrator here. I mentioned NextCloud already. I use NextCloud for online photo and file storage, contact and calendar sync and as an RSS news feed server. You could do the same with your own E-Mail server, you can also host your own website and blog. I also mentioned Matrix as a Skype alternative (which could also be an alternative to WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram, Viber, ...). I don't know a lot about Matrix yet, but it seems to be a very neat alternative. I am ready to invest time in it as one of my future personal pet projects. Not only because I think it's better, but also because for fun and as a hobby. But this doesn't mean that I invest *all* of my personal free time in it. -E-Mail your comments to paul at buetow dot org! :-) +E-Mail your comments to hi@paul.cyou :-) [Go back to the main site](../) |