On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:12:26 -0500 Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 04 November 2003 20:00 pm, Joel Hammer wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:01:31AM -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > > > Only negative experience. Since I get really good results with > > > OpenOffice, I would never pay even $.02 for Star Office. You, on > > > the other hand, may find some particular feature that makes the > > > departure from open software worthwhile. > > > > I have come to the conclusion that my time is worth something. I am > > now 57, and have only about 5 to 10 years before I get too old to > > bother much with computers. So, saving time is becoming more important > > than politics. I am also of the opinion, at least for now, that the > > open source movement just will not be able to deliver the ease of use > > of commerical software. What volunteer programmer is going to knock > > himself out for hours so some lazy non-paying user can have a trouble > > free software experience? Too often, open source means take it or > > leave it, blemishes included. I have gotten tired of that. I tip > > generously at restaurants for good service, so I can't see why I > > shouldn't pay someone who writes software which saves my time. And, > > certainly, $30 bucks for a competent suite like Star Office is a > > bargain. I feel good about supporting both Sun and Lindows, too. > > > > Joel > > Well gee... I guess at 65 and having bought from Sun, I feel 2.66666666 > times better than you do... :-) > I don't know how to do the math. I'm 60 (+++) and have never bought any software for linux (---) since my first Caldera installation. I will probably die at the keyboard, but not anytime soon. I also tip generously, but I'm a cheapskate when it comes to software. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
