Free software allows me to examine problems and find the root causes. And the freedom to study the source code does not only help me -- it also helps the many users on AskUbuntu and other support forums. Many times, when I give support, it's easy for me to look up an error message and find out what's going on without asking thousands of questions to the user.
Sure, that's not so simple in many other cases. However, every time I have to deal with non-free and closed-source software, finding solutions is really a pain. And with proprietary software, many, many, many problems arise! Sometimes, I fail at finding a solution.
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Free software is not just about fixing bugs or customizing things
Date: 2014-09-24 05:36 pm (UTC)Sure, that's not so simple in many other cases. However, every time I have to deal with non-free and closed-source software, finding solutions is really a pain. And with proprietary software, many, many, many problems arise! Sometimes, I fail at finding a solution.