From: Jeff Shultz 

Geo. wrote:
> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:e28gvu0b0dbherg81bdvti6pii0ru5jt69{at}4ax.com...
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>>>what advantage is this to a USER? Do you somehow believe there are less
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> bugs
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>>>in open source products than in closed source products cause I sure don't
>>>believe open/closed has anything to do with the quality of the product.
>>>
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>>Frequently in the Open Source world they are one and the same.
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> Way less frequently today than in 1996, and less every day as it gets closer
> to the mass market. Which is where I started out, in the desktop market,
> having source isn't important. Everyone keeps saying there are advantages to
> having source and I don't disagree, I just don't think it's a selling
> feature when you are talking to the desktop/small business crowd.
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> Geo.
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So what if it's a selling feature for the desktop/small business crowd? It
exists, and it will continue to exist. Those to whom it is important will
use the fact it exists. The rest will simply benefit from improved software
because it exists.

Oh... yeah, I guess that is a selling feature.

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