Published at LXer:
Key to its appeal is the try-it-before-you-buy-it nature of the open source movement. When the software works and it's easy, it catches on fast within companies and quickly builds a grassroots following. Increasingly, open source designers understand that their audience is counting on them to develop easy-to-use programs. [Try before you buy? FOSS? Since when? It just seems a gross distortion of the nature of FOSS. - dcparris]
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