The GNU/LINUX Advantage Contd…
Another distinctive advantage of GNU/Linux and free software applications, maybe the most important, is that software is designed and created for users by users. In the traditional software industry, new features are introduced by a software company solely because the company thinks it will be a good idea, perhaps as the result of a marketing survey. In the GNU/Linux world, the approach is totally different: users request new features and free software developers implement them. The resulting products and features answer real needs, which is really the purpose of designing and building software in the first place.
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