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		carlospwk on May 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Schools should be using open source software I'd love to agree with this but almost every experience I've had with an open source project that has a complex GUI has been painful. Tried to switch from Sheets to Libre Office Calc and it's like going back to an incredibly buggy Excel, with a downgrade in UX/UI. PS. Why is this post a .txt file? I can't even click the links.

kcplate on May 30, 2022 [–]

I found it ironic. The reason I avoid FOSS alternatives is because of the UX issues. I get wanting to be small and unobtrusive, but at least make your links clickable.

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