Posted by: Dmitri Zdorov
on July 20, 2004 06:51 AM
Unfortunately it is more complicated than that.
OSS suppose to be a superior technology, but it does not work out of the box and in many cases it takes a lot more time and effort to make it work. This is true for commercial software too, but often in a different way. In commercial software it is more often a technical problem. Software is written using non-standard proprietary methods with the $$$ in mind instead of "Better for users".
OSS usually does not have this problem, but it is still difficult to use. And the reason is USABILITY (or lack of it)
OSS usually does not have this problem, but it is still difficult to use. And the reason is USABILITY (or lack of it)
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Re:useability is relative
Posted by: Dmitri Zdorov on July 20, 2004 06:51 AMOSS suppose to be a superior technology, but it does not work out of the box and in many cases it takes a lot more time and effort to make it work. This is true for commercial software too, but often in a different way. In commercial software it is more often a technical problem. Software is written using non-standard proprietary methods with the $$$ in mind instead of "Better for users".
OSS usually does not have this problem, but it is still difficult to use. And the reason is USABILITY (or lack of it)
OSS usually does not have this problem, but it is still difficult to use. And the reason is USABILITY (or lack of it)
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