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Yes, but only if there is an executable or installer I can save in my downloads folder and use again in a few years. I got burned by WikidPad, an open source personal wiki, which I've been using for a decade or more. The 2012 windows installer still works great, but the source code on Linux is effectively worthless because of breaking changes in the WxPython library[1] it depends on. Initially it seems fine, but only…
Business solutions --- No
A few examples --- US payroll. There is no competent open source solution that I am aware of.
Bill payment/money transfer --- Any mistake can be time consuming and costly to correct.
A spreadsheet is not the only tool most businesses need. There is lots of business software and services where open source is unavailable or does not present a practical, trustworthy solution IMO. A common thread that seems to run through a lot of these cases is liability.
Yes, but only if there is an executable or installer I can save in my downloads folder and use again in a few years. I got burned by WikidPad, an open source personal wiki, which I've been using for a decade or more. The 2012 windows installer still works great, but the source code on Linux is effectively worthless because of breaking changes in the WxPython library[1] it depends on. Initially it seems fine, but only…
Wouldn't NixOS be able to run this, albiet with a steep learning curve?
However, that does look like a way to fix the problem with other projects.
Because two things - first, I like when people are bold enough to show code, second, because closed source does not guarantee from mistakes, in many cases definitely otherwise.
For library usage, yes.
When I want the code, yes.
For everything else, no, never impact my decision.