Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:09:39 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:36:45 -0400, DFS wrote:
 

... or was heavily dependent on Excel for finance and stats and
decision making ...

 
Then their days in business are numbered anyway, aren’t they?
 
<https://www.solving-finance.com/post/the-wall-of-shame-for-the-worst-

excel-errors>

<https://www.qashqade.com/insights/the-worst-financial-services-excel-

errors-of-all-time>

<https://blog.hurree.co/8-of-the-biggest-excel-mistakes-of-all-time>
<https://mendo.cloud/en/blog/top-6-biggest-mistakes>

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/excel_enters_its_40th_year

I've never personally had a use for a spreadsheet since the SuperCalc on
CP/M days but you'll have to pry Excel out of their cold dead fingers.