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[–] 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

All day every day. I'm a linux user both at home and at work. The only closed source software I use is Bitwig, steam, and (most of) the games I play.

When I need software that does X, and I have multiple alternatives, my order of preference for exploring goes like this:

  1. Anything that can be installed via apt-get
  2. Same as above, but with added repos
  3. Something found on github with a release ready for download
  4. Same as above, but I build it myself
  5. Closed source
  6. Paid closed source

(Notice how snap isn't in the list?)

Of course, quality of the software matters, which means the list isn't 100% accurate in all cases. Bitwig is paid closed source, but I prefer that over Ardour, and it's IMHO miles better.

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