Re: ECHO

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[quote="NorthStar"]I was irritated at echo for making trivial changes to osc just because their programmer has different ideas about coding style.[/quote]

Open Source: free, as in speech.

I think that's the point of OS - someone using the product does not have to like the way it has been put together and does not have to stick with it as it comes. It is only OS that really does let people add their own mods for whatever reason they like. It's great that they have, and have given full credit where relevant.

What they appear to be offering is simplicity. A cart that works with their services right from the word go. No hacking, no diving into the code - just install and go. Whether people like it or not, isn't OS meant to encourage that type of thing?

-- JJ