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Re:On paying for software by gkya on Monday June 11, 2018 @06:50AM (#17283224)
There is very little in the world of software that's hard to replicate. And there's almost nothing that does not have any F/OSS alternatives.
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Re:On paying for software by ttoinou on Monday June 11, 2018 @09:39AM (#17284055)
But still "harder", it puts a heavier barrier of entry for others to enter the same area as you. The fact that there are FLOSS alternatives has nothing to do with what we're talking about
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