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this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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I used to think open source applications were simply the inferior alternative that you choose when you don't have the money for the real thing, but then I started to notice how Blender suddenly looked almost equivalent to the industry standard apps when update 2.8 came out. That made me question my previous position. Fast forward a few years, I now proudly use Linux and FOSS applications whenever I can.
I see this attitude from time to time. At some point a friend asked about a cheaper alternative to Adobe to cut some videos. And I suggested Kdenlive and another alternative (maybe OpenShot) and OBS to record the screen. Yet they chose to use some free version of a gamer screen recorder and I don't know which Videoeditor that just cost $15 or $25. And the result was an ugly watermark from the screenrecorder and cuts and text that looked worse than what I did with Windows Movie Maker in 2003. I'm still puzzled.