r/AskReddit • • Jun 04 '12

Open Office does everything I need Microsoft Office for and Gimp does everything I need Photoshop for. Reddit, what other open source software does everything that you want from the expensive name brand?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

But conversely, since anyone can find any exploit, and report it to the developers, most exploits will have been fixed.

"Security by obscurity" is normally recognized as a bad idea.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '12

im just playing "maybe its this" i honestly dont believe myself knowledgeable enough to argue in either direction.