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   mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 06:30:15 JST mcc

   You don't use open source software because it's better (it usually isn't).

   You don't use open source software because it's freer (it only sometimes is).

   You don't use open source software because it's got better politics (it isn't always).

   You use open source software because *it is the only option*. In the long run, if it isn't open source, it doesn't exist.

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     rsp (rspfau@ecoevo.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 08:00:35 JST rsp

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     • stib
     • Mister Wanko
     • BoloMKXXVIII

     @stib @BoloMKXXVIII @MisterWanko @mcc If only open source linux software came with better names it'd be significantly better!

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     BoloMKXXVIII (bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 08:00:36 JST BoloMKXXVIII

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     • Mister Wanko

     @MisterWanko @mcc Highly unlikely for you apparently. I stand by my statement.

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     stib (stib@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 08:00:36 JST stib

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     • Mister Wanko
     • BoloMKXXVIII

     @BoloMKXXVIII
     Have you used GNU Imp? Even its official name is trash. Tell me that it is as good as Affinity or Photoshop while looking me in the eye.
     @MisterWanko @mcc

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     BoloMKXXVIII (bolomkxxviii@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 08:00:37 JST BoloMKXXVIII

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     @mcc I take exception to the line: You don't use open source software because it's better (it usually isn't).

     I have been using OSS since the 90's. Back then it might have been true, and there are still some holes in some categories of OSS software, but I wouldn't trade my OSS software for today's closed source software even if someone else was paying for it.

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     Mister Wanko (misterwanko@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 08:00:37 JST Mister Wanko

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     • BoloMKXXVIII

     @BoloMKXXVIII @mcc highly unlikely but okay

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     Magical Cat (koteisaev@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 12:12:26 JST Magical Cat

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     @mcc Open-source software can cease to exist anytime too - due maintainers burnout under burden of unpaid work, for example. Or by sme other reasons. More chances if project managed by some group of people/organization as foundation with proper measures for longevity.