Not only that, but you get the patches before there are any exploits ;-)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 21, 2008 11:13 AM, leftyfb <<a href="mailto:leftyfb@left-click.org">leftyfb@left-click.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">What people seem to leave out when explaining constant update with F/OSS<br>is the fact that opposed to windows, you are receiving updates for ALL<br>
the packages/software you have installed through repositories. Not just<br>the operating system and a few core applications. So you are receiving<br>updates for pidgin, open office, xchat, gimp, inkscape, rhythmbox, vlc,<br>
etc. Not just nautilus, firefox and gedit which would be the equivalent<br>in windows.<br><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>Joe Palladino wrote:<br>> I was talking to a friend about FOSS and OSS software last night and it<br>
> occurred to me that one of the big reasons to switch is that it is<br>> FREE. Let me explain.<br>><br>> We were talking about bug fixes and updates. He mentioned that for<br>> F/OSS there are constant updates. In MS products there are packaged<br>
> updates done on a "semi regular" basis. To me, one of the bigger<br>> benefits of FOSS are the updates. They are done by enthusiasts and<br>> reviewed by peers and users a like. Also, there aren't any investors to<br>
> please. A company has to do spin and play down the effects. We just<br>> rush to fix it.<br>><br>> I was just wondering if in our presentations we talk about this.<br>><br>> Mindfulgeek..<br>> aka Joe ;)<br>
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