What to Use in Linux: Open Or Closed Software? | Linux Today

What to Use in Linux: Open Or Closed Software?

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Feb 13, 2008

[ Thanks to Matt D. for
this link. ]

“This is a question that has struck a lot of new Linux users.
Should they use closed source software when the open source
alternatives are lacking? Today, I will talk about some of the
applications I use and the advantages that each of them
present.

“If there are two applications that I have a love/hate
relationship with, it’s Adobe Reader and Evince…”


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MH

Matt Hartley

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