[aeblyve]

I don't really agree... I try to avoid handmade or artisanal things as they are inconsistent in quality and wildly expensive.

Including in software.

[swiftcoder]

> handmade or artisanal things as they are inconsistent in quality and wildly expensive. Including in software.

Given that, as far as I can tell, most handmade artisanal software is given away for free (or nearly so), what are you basing that on?

[aeblyve]

The expense is in its deficiencies, which include (in my perception) plentiful long-tail bugs and issues, lack of flexibility, and in some cases lack of maintenance, as a single author can leave their work for whatever personal reason.

[jolt42]

What is an example of artisanal software? ALL software can be copied.

[aeblyve]

I use "artisanal software" to refer to software written by small groups of individuals as opposed to larger organized groups.