[Liverpool] Why do you use Open Source software?

[Dale Stephens]

David Watson wrote:

>Hello everyone,
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>As a blatant attempt to get people on this list talking, I have some
>questions.
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>Why are you using Open Source software?
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I consider it more secure than the main competitor and better value.  I 
have used Windows Me and 2000 Pro in the past, and am re-installing the 
latter for study purposes.  Currently I use Thunderbird, 
Firefox/Firebird, Mozilla and OpenOffice.org. 

>Which OS do you use, and why?
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Linux.  Looks like I'm the odd one out though - Suse v9.1 and Slackware 
v10.0.  Last time I tried Debian, X11 didn't work properly, 
unfortunately, so I dropped it.  Perhaps, since I know a bit more now, I 
may retry it.  Mandrake 10 didn't feel reliable at all, so that's 
staying on the shelf. 

>Do you contribute to Open Source projects, either with code,
>documentation, or bug reports? 
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Not at the moment.  I feel I should do, though.  Perhaps some 
documentation work?

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