>> Some people tell you that open source software is much higher quality.
>> And then you have things like KLogic, which randomly crashes for no
>> apparent reason, and /gives the wrong answer/ in some of the
>> simulations, unless you save and then reload the file... So, yeah, naff
>> software exists in the open source world too.

> True, but, at least in principle, you can figure out what the fuck went
> wrong, and submit a fix for it.

Yes - but only if you understand C and/or C++. :-P

> MS and all their 3rd party cronies (and
> yes, slapping "Designed for XP/Vista/Windows 7" on the box makes you a
> crony), quite often won't even acknowledge that some problem even exist,
> or that your could possibly be having one, never mind fix it.

Whereas if you submit a bug to an open source project (assuming there is 
a bug tracker or even a way to /contact/ the developers), they will 
either mark it as WONTFIX or reply with "patches welcome".

This /also/ does not fix the problem.

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