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Do you feel Open Source software is better than proprietary software?

Survey period: 18 Aug 2014 to 25 Aug 2014

"It depends" is an obvious answer but think of your most common scenarios.

OptionVotes% 
Yes, it's more reliable23814.34
Yes, it's more secure16610.00
Yes, it's cheaper (in terms of total cost)60936.69
Yes, it's fixed / updated more often38523.19
Yes, because we can fix / update / mod it ourselves70442.41
Yes, because there's more innovation in open source code43226.02
No (add your reasons in the comments section)52131.39
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralChurn Pin
G3ZHX18-Aug-14 8:11
G3ZHX18-Aug-14 8:11 
GeneralSize matters Pin
PIEBALDconsult18-Aug-14 7:49
mvePIEBALDconsult18-Aug-14 7:49 
GeneralSome open source is sort of a thorn to me Pin
jkirkerx18-Aug-14 7:32
professionaljkirkerx18-Aug-14 7:32 
GeneralNo, it depends on the code Pin
StatementTerminator18-Aug-14 7:25
StatementTerminator18-Aug-14 7:25 
GeneralRe: No, it depends on the code Pin
pasztorpisti19-Aug-14 2:22
pasztorpisti19-Aug-14 2:22 
GeneralIs Open Source bettter? Pin
Member-243269618-Aug-14 7:02
Member-243269618-Aug-14 7:02 
GeneralYes for personal use, no for business use Pin
ThunderMusic_8018-Aug-14 6:43
ThunderMusic_8018-Aug-14 6:43 
GeneralRe: Yes for personal use, no for business use Pin
Matthys Terblanche18-Aug-14 23:52
Matthys Terblanche18-Aug-14 23:52 
Yip, agreed. Thanks for the fact that this one made it possible to answer yes & no. Big Grin | :-D
Been using MPlayer for many many years, as well as Firebird for DBMS, and the price is right.
When it come to stuff like OCR, open source don't beat the experience of the people making Omnipage and Abbyy. Sniff | :^)
GeneralNo I PAY for... Pin
PapaCraft18-Aug-14 6:33
PapaCraft18-Aug-14 6:33 
GeneralSince this is a developer's website... Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan18-Aug-14 6:23
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan18-Aug-14 6:23 
Generalall about service Pin
Dennis E White18-Aug-14 5:32
professionalDennis E White18-Aug-14 5:32 
AnswerCost is the least important factor Pin
Yvan Rodrigues18-Aug-14 5:12
professionalYvan Rodrigues18-Aug-14 5:12 
GeneralNo Pin
Cristian Amarie18-Aug-14 5:09
Cristian Amarie18-Aug-14 5:09 
GeneralRe: No Pin
mikepwilson18-Aug-14 5:16
mikepwilson18-Aug-14 5:16 
AnswerRe: No Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan18-Aug-14 6:22
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan18-Aug-14 6:22 
GeneralRe: No Pin
Cristian Amarie18-Aug-14 18:24
Cristian Amarie18-Aug-14 18:24 
GeneralRe: No Pin
pasztorpisti19-Aug-14 2:37
pasztorpisti19-Aug-14 2:37 
GeneralRe: No Pin
Cristian Amarie19-Aug-14 3:29
Cristian Amarie19-Aug-14 3:29 
Answer"Software for free costs much more than software for money" Pin
H.Brydon18-Aug-14 5:03
professionalH.Brydon18-Aug-14 5:03 
GeneralRe: "Software for free costs much more than software for money" Pin
Qwertie18-Aug-14 9:50
Qwertie18-Aug-14 9:50 
QuestionRe: "Software for free costs much more than software for money" Pin
Eddy Vluggen18-Aug-14 22:27
professionalEddy Vluggen18-Aug-14 22:27 
AnswerRe: "Software for free costs much more than software for money" Pin
H.Brydon19-Aug-14 3:19
professionalH.Brydon19-Aug-14 3:19 
GeneralNo, just as Proprietary is not better then OS Pin
Slacker00718-Aug-14 4:58
professionalSlacker00718-Aug-14 4:58 
GeneralNo Pin
Peter Adam18-Aug-14 3:36
professionalPeter Adam18-Aug-14 3:36 
GeneralLove It Pin
W Balboos, GHB18-Aug-14 3:25
W Balboos, GHB18-Aug-14 3:25 

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