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	<title> &#187; Open source software</title>
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		<title>Is Free or Open Source Software Any Good?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s a tough question. After a few frustrating experiences, I wrote off all open source software as junk. My complaints were usually justified.
Updates were haphazard and the software often had little or no documentation (that a non-tech person could understand). If you had a problem there was no 800 number to call to get help, The user [...]


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