Re:Ask HN: I want to live in a free, open-source world. What...
by runjake on Thursday May 30, 2013 @11:12AM
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I feel like you just used his submission to take the opportunity to write out a personal diatribe.
He specifically said he did not want to be an extremist but rather "how can I live so that the benefits of open-source are maximized while the detriments of closed-source are minimized?"
In the end, you didn't offer anything useful that addresses his question.
To answer the OP's question: use open source products whenever convenient, and almost as importantly, assist with the development of OSS whenever possible, be it code, documentation, or helping newbies.
He specifically said he did not want to be an extremist but rather "how can I live so that the benefits of open-source are maximized while the detriments of closed-source are minimized?"
In the end, you didn't offer anything useful that addresses his question.
To answer the OP's question: use open source products whenever convenient, and almost as importantly, assist with the development of OSS whenever possible, be it code, documentation, or helping newbies.