Z:gnu-www-ja-when free software isnt practically better--e9ec36-Although the Open Source Initi/en

Although the Open Source Initiative suggests &ldquo;the promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility,&rdquo; this promise is not always realized. Although we do not often advertise the fact, any user of an early-stage free software project can explain that free software is not always as convenient, in purely practical terms, as its proprietary competitors. Free software is sometimes low quality. It is sometimes unreliable. It is sometimes inflexible. If people take the arguments in favor of open source seriously, they must explain why open source has not lived up to its &ldquo;promise&rdquo; and conclude that proprietary tools would be a better choice. There is no reason we should have to do either.