Originally Posted by reno96teg
umm, i think the actual purpose of an open source program is to be open source -- go figure. i can choose to write a program as resource heavy and code bloated as i want, but with the expectation that someone will take it, tweak it, and lean it out. and that right there is what i think open source is all about.
Yes, but who would want an open source program that is less efficient and uses more resources? The whole point is for it to be better (through time and tweaking as you put it) than the existing programs.