Why do most of you guys defend FOSS when it's inferior to

It's free.

It's not. Most software is shit all the time. Libre software is usually free and well documented.

>>58210053
We defend Free Software, which is about freedom.

It is also not inferior to proprietary.

Because 90% of people who run Linux don't have jobs and aren't in a position where they don't need to run industry standard software.

Don't get me wrong, FOSS is a good thing to fight for but Stallman evangelists are kidding themselves when they say shit like GIMP is just as good as Photoshop

>>58210119
>90% of people who run Linux don't have jobs
I think you're confusing Linux users with /g/

>>58210119
>aren't in a position where they don't need to run industry standard software.

Fugg :---DDDDD

>>58210119
>GIMP is just as good as Photoshop
well what is your use case? a lot of things are equally easy in both

Even if you don't actively contribute to the development and improvement, there are other people who do. You don't have to wish a piece of software did something, you can make it do it.

But as >>58210119 says, even if you are not interested in development having the source available for peer review is a fantastic way to ensure there are no ulterior functions.

>>58210185
OpenStack is a hobbyist software.

>>58210053
Simple.

Propiertary software focuses on user experience because their primary objective is to sell users software. To make software attractive to users, it has to have qualities that users want - functionality, yes, but also aesthetics, ease-of-use, friendliness, documentation, support. Otherwise, a competitor will come and sell your users better software.

With FOSS, there's no monetary incentive to make software friendly. After all, the software is free - whether anyone actually uses it or not doesn't change a lot, and only certain classes of software can hope for donation-based funding.

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>>58210229
Thus FOSS are inherently harder to use and OP is a faggot.

>I use internet explorer and windows media player

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>>58210229
t. simpleton

>>58210412
It's only better when it's simpler.

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>>58210053
even in a amazing looking restaurant can have someone spit or cum or similar in your food.

but if you can see the kitcher you can be 100% sure no one did one of those.

>>58210229
>whether anyone actually uses it or not doesn't change a lot

This isn't true. If more people start using it there is a higher likelihood the users will contribute code to the project.