If you prefer to use #opensource end user (not infrastructure) products, why is that? I'm writing something and would love your thoughts.
@benwerd Mainly so I can be certain of storage formats, also means I can hack at it if I want to (though I rarely do).
, Jul 18 2016 on twitter.com
So that if they suffer site-death or other abandonment, I have a chance of keeping them running. Also, so I can improve them if I really want to.
I don't particularly care about Open Source, but I do care about Free (as in Libre) software. I use it so I as a user can decide what it does, not a company or the developer. The four freedoms: to use, study, share and improve the software are the ones I am interested in when I use software.
, Jul 19 2016 on jeena.net
Because I like having the ability to see and modify what it’s doing. Sure, I probably won’t touch the source of large GUI programs like Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP or Inkscape, but having the possibility is comforting.
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You can always email me at ben@benwerd.com.
@benwerd I like being able to write directly to the project manager and ask about the roadmap. Transparency.
victor marks, Jul 18 2016 on twitter.com