Comments for Is free software a viable alternative?

Comment from jbooth on 2005-11-29

2005-11-30T03:22:11Z

For years I have used a PIM called Time & Chaos. It is far superior IMHO to the calendar function in Outlook. The latest version (6) is not free, but the previous version is a free download and is not crippled in any way.

I use Thunderbird as an email client - good junk mail controls.

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Comment from Kahlil on 2005-11-21

2005-11-21T20:45:21Z

I dont think commercial softwaree is thorougly tested. As a matter of fact I think the commercial software has the same issues when it comes to:
- Quality variation
- Bad user interface
- Incompatibilities
- Lack of support

I have experience on all 4 categories with commercial software in the past. So saying that free software faces this issues is really a missconception between a technology issue versus a free software issue.

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Comment from chris monks on 2005-11-20

2005-11-21T00:16:01Z

Thanks for posting your notes. There is soething about podcasts that i just dont feel comfortable with yet.

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2005-11-17

2005-11-17T20:24:33Z

Actually it dawned on me there's no reason not to post my notes, so I've added the transcript above.

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Comment from pwb on 2005-11-17

2005-11-17T19:42:05Z

Could someone summarize the podcast for those of us who dislike that medium?

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Comment from Brian on 2005-11-16

2005-11-17T00:01:20Z

For those especially interested in Free Mac Software be sure to drop by my site http://www.freemacware.com

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