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May 21, 2016 10:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/P_Tp36J6-JI/linux-advocate-suggests-using-more-closed-source-software
Linux Advocate Suggests Using More Closed-Source Software
An anonymous reader writes: Open Source advocate Jack Wallen is a writer for Linux.com and Tech Republic. He predicts that both Windows and OS X will be Open Source within 5 years, writing that "neither Microsoft nor Apple make serious money from operating systems any longer" (with both companies giving away major OS upgrades), but argues that smaller software companies still see close-sourced code as a profit center. So yesterday Wallen wrote a surprising column urging Linux fans to begin considering closed-source software. "That doesn't mean, in any way, you are giving up on the idea of freedom. What it means is that the best tool for the job is the one you should be using...be that open, closed, or somewhere in between. Should you close your mind to close sourced tools, you could miss out on some seriously amazing applications. On top of that (and this is something I've harped on for decades), the more you use closed source applications on open source environments, the more will be made available." I'd be curious to hear how many Slashdot readers agree with Mr. Wallen...Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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