Comment on Open-sourced softwares

Although I consider open-sourced softwares such as Firefox to be a great and often better alternative to the usual softwares, I think many people are still afraid of them for different reasons. First of all, even though these softwares are becoming more and more popular, they remain unknown to those who are not familiar with technology and computer software and hardware. Also, a lot of people have had bad experiences and bugs because of viruses and Internet. It becomes very difficult for them to trust softwares that can be found directly on Internet and that are given for free. They feel that there may be something bad going on. I think these are some of the reasons which makes it harder for open-sourced softwares to take a bigger part of the market. What is necessary is education and better understanding of what these softwares are and what advantages they bring to the users.