Open Source Software Kisses Goodbye to Piracy?
Has the increasingly common application and development of open source software helped kiss goodbye to a portion of software piracy?
Quite obviously, internet piracy is unlikely to drop off entirely - even if open source applications fulfill your wildest dreams some users will either feel this continued urge to pirate. However, open source software does seem a sensible and viable alternative these days.
My thinking for this is based around the excellent packages on offer. OpenOffice is a complete office package - practically able to rival Microsoft Office. Paint.net is an OK photoshop alternative without really excelling. Linux, ah where to begin with that one. There's something to be said for Linux - the angel atop the open source christmas tree. Microsoft Vista is going to hurt bank balances everywhere when it launches - even with the "generous" XP upgrade charge, it remains an expensive operating system. While I cannot question the pricing, it seems ironic that around the time Vista is ready to go, Linux distros are becoming more GUI based, easier to use, easier to handle, easier to... live with?
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