Re: Fundamental issues with open source software

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Author: Phil Mattison
Date:  
To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Fundamental issues with open source software
An interesting debate. I'm working on a job where I have to use
Kdevelop 2.1 on RH/KDE, and while I am quite impressed with
how well Kdevelop works in light of its FOSS origins, it still lacks
polish compared to Visual Studio. Its mostly little things, not show
stoppers, but annoying. For example, if you create a default "Hello
World" project for console use, you get multiple directories filled
with all sorts of cryptic files for automake etc. For example, you can't
create a new file in the IDE without first giving it a file name.
For example, you can't define a workspace with multiple dependent
projects. Linux/FOSS can't beat Microsoft in the consumer market
for the same reason a guy with a knife can't beat a guy with a gun.
--Phil M.

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