Want to switch to Linux or tired of paying ridiculous amounts of money for Adobe products? Just switch to these open source alternatives. But if you've ever used any of the popular opensource software alternatives, you've probably been disappointed. Why can't GIMP come close to the power of Photoshop? Why isn't there a decent open source video editor yet? Is open source software doomed to be worse than proprietary software, or is there hope for it yet?

A lot of ideas for this video came from this articles by Koos Looijesteijn. Check them out if you want to learn more about opensource software and how to make it better:
https://www.kooslooijesteijn.net/blog...

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0:00 The problem with opensource alternatives
2:30 Which opensource software are we talking about?
4:07 Where's the money?
5:39 Why is the UI so bad?
8:46 Software matters
9:32 Can opensource do better?
12:28 Conclusion