• davici@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    I know this is a meme but it is free and opensource software. Can we please be kind to the people that work to make your life easier.

      • poinck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        I use rgdal in R to avoid doing statistics with QGIS. But for thematic maps I find it very useful. And for nicer looking legends on maps I use Inkscape.

        The true power of open source for me is, that you use many programs together to achieve a result that can beat closed source software. It is sometime more work to do so, when you aim for near perfection.

  • Mavvik@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    I read the post before the title and was prepared to come at you. QGIS doesn’t get enough love for how good it actually is.

  • eodur@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    I just started using it recently. It is not the most intuitive thing, but I don’t see how it could possibly garner such ire.

    • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      When people have to use something everyday for work, they become acutely aware of every one of its shortcomings and the reasons behind them. When they realize that it could be better but isn’t because of a bullshit reason and, on top of that, there’s no better alternative, this creates resentment. Because then your survival depends on you putting up with unnecessary BS.

  • Kate-ay@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I actuallt have very little criticism of Arcgis Pro these days. Arcmap sucked ass though, and their apps and arcgis online still does.