For a country like India,where on the one hand many are turning to PCs for first timie , and on thee other hand many programmmers are rakinng lot of foreign exchanges, the decision to go either way can be difficult. Since most programmers are working on the proprietary software, the decision to go with OSS will impact their long term prospects.Delaying the acceptance of OSS by continuing to rely on proprietary software, pirated or otherwise, will negaticely impact our ability to remain independent of the whims of vendor.
The OSS movement view software as a mundane item like a car: in real life users can freely share formation about the cars , its engine specs,etc.In much the same vein, the role of the software is relegated as an accessory a to the hardware. User pay for the hardware and get the required software fir free. Any additional tweaking or troubleshooting should be carried out by the user, or by an expert who is paid by the user.
The OSS movement view software as a mundane item like a car: in real life users can freely share formation about the cars , its engine specs,etc.In much the same vein, the role of the software is relegated as an accessory a to the hardware. User pay for the hardware and get the required software fir free. Any additional tweaking or troubleshooting should be carried out by the user, or by an expert who is paid by the user.
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