@parker >Octave is pretty useless without Matlab's toolboxes & Simulink
Worked fine on my machine without that proprietary garbage.

>Just because software is libre don't magically give it more features or a better user experience
Features true, but you always get a better user experience, as it does something called respecting the users freedom.

>Linux based install of ArcGIS Enterprise
So it's licensed GPLv2-only, or is it not based on the kernel, Linux?

You should really just use qgis instead (if you are a big business, you will be able to afford support and the addition of anything missing).

>plenty of paid employees working on the proprietary software. It's gonna take a long time to reach [feature] parity in a lot of industries.
Obviously?

>Is it possible to easily draw a circle in GIMP without plugins yet?
It has been possible to easily use the circle tool and stroke path as long as the circle tool has been implemented.