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sourav123 · 26-06-2008, 12:37 AM

To know what you have been missing out, you have to use Linux or MAC. Also, if you are on Windows, you might be using open source also as there are loads of open source program for Windows like Firefox/OpenOffice/Pidgin and so on.

My advice to you would be to try a Live linux distro (Knoppix preferably) and see what is the fun there. Saying that, to answer your question in one word is that open source is more secure than closed source as anybody can see the code and patches can be released quicker than if it had been otherwise.

Note: Please don't confuse open source and free software. There is no relation between these two.

26-06-2008, 12:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
sourav123 Thinking Different Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 156	Re: An open letter to opensource and mac users! To know what you have been missing out, you have to use Linux or MAC. Also, if you are on Windows, you might be using open source also as there are loads of open source program for Windows like Firefox/OpenOffice/Pidgin and so on. My advice to you would be to try a Live linux distro (Knoppix preferably) and see what is the fun there. Saying that, to answer your question in one word is that open source is more secure than closed source as anybody can see the code and patches can be released quicker than if it had been otherwise. Note: Please don't confuse open source and free software. There is no relation between these two. __________________ There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.