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5 Sep 2024 07:21:53 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Open source software is always stable  
From: SharkD
Date: 17 Oct 2009 21:37:40
Message: <4ada7164@news.povray.org>
On 10/17/2009 7:29 PM, Warp wrote:
>    There is, however, another advantage I can think of: With OSS you not only
> can "try before you buy", but you can skip the latter part of that altogether.
> So it's not like you are losing something by trying OSS (except perhaps a bit
> of time).

Not true if time itself is money. I.e. you may "lose" some by wasting 
hours/days/weeks on OSS software that doesn't end up working.

I know that OSS devs derive amusement to no end when this happens.

Mike


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