"Software is like sex. It's better when it's free."
quote of the day so far from seedcamp London. Courtesy of Emanuel Gal, Brainient, #seedcamp
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Sex is not always free, and even when it is free, it carries hidden costs, same as software ;)
ie. "I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave" - Charlie Sheen on prostitutes :).
Software is like sex. It's better when it's bug-free.
"But if you have particular requirements you're probably going to have to pay for it"
You, my friend, have obviously never paid for sex.
I dont know - I like the ideal.
But imo price is not the most important aspect of quality software. The important thing is cost - and that doesnt just mean monetary.
(to take the sex analogy; a one night stand might be free and great fun, but it could come back and bite you 9 months later just because you forgot an important consideration in the first place)
But imo price is not the most important aspect of quality software. The important thing is cost - and that doesnt just mean monetary.
(to take the sex analogy; a one night stand might be free and great fun, but it could come back and bite you 9 months later just because you forgot an important consideration in the first place)
I read that quote as being attributed to Linus Torvalds a number of years ago.
I agree with him, too. Free software is way more fun than the paid sort, at least I find it much more pleasant to work with/on.
I agree with him, too. Free software is way more fun than the paid sort, at least I find it much more pleasant to work with/on.
I've had good and bad experiences with free and paid software.
I'd make a witty remark about how that's just like my sex life, too, but I haven't paid for sex yet. Unless you're counting alcohol.
I'd make a witty remark about how that's just like my sex life, too, but I haven't paid for sex yet. Unless you're counting alcohol.
I find this quote confusing. I can accept that gratis sex is better than paid-for sex, but then it's a pretty banal analogy to make -- in simplistic terms, anything is 'better' if you can get it without paying for it, software or otherwise.
On the other hand, if it's trying to make a case for libre software, then it's must be talking about libre sex. And I'm really not clear on what that entails.
On the other hand, if it's trying to make a case for libre software, then it's must be talking about libre sex. And I'm really not clear on what that entails.
Perhaps that entail freedom of sexual acts?
I think coding to to software, what sex is to a relationship... both are over rated.
Gosh, if only there were a place where people could post snarky little one-liners they overheard somewhere...