[pp.int.general] Why Free Software misses the point

[Andrew Norton]

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On 5/12/2010 7:30 PM, Felipe Sanches wrote:
> * I am one of the (several) developers of Inkscape, a vector graphics
> free software tool;
> * I was at a conference and met a nice guy who draws comics using Inkscape;
> * He is not a programmer;
> * He wanted a feature;
> * I knew how to do it,
> * 2 days later the feature was incorporated into Inkscape.
> 
> How much time would he have to wait for it if he had emailed Corel or Adobe?
> 
> Results:
> * He is a happy non-coder user with a practical issue solved
> * I am a coder happy about being helpful to others
* software gets more complex and more bloat to pander to every
microgroup of users


> 
> This is a true story. You can see screenshots of the feature and his
> blogpost about it (in brazilian portuguese) here:
> http://nerdson.com/blog/connection-closed/
> 
> Happy hacking,
> Felipe Sanches
> 
> 
> 
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