This column on LinuxFreak argues that choosing open source
software is choosing open standards and better security, while
choosing proprietary software may satisfy only short-term
problems.
“Every person, at some point, faces a very important
decision:
Whether to implement a free open source solution based upon the
many flavors of Unix and Unix like operating systems under GPL,
BSD, or similar licensing schemas, or, choosing to go with a
commercial proprietary standard, based on closed standards that one
must pay enormous fees to obtain the source code.
This juncture in one’s digital destiny can literally decide the
pleasurability and ease of your overall computing experience.”