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All closed technology, on some level, exists to perpetuate coercion. This is the thesis of the free software movement.
by gue5t 11y ago
All closed technology, on some level, exists to perpetuate coercion. This is the thesis of the free software movement.
- matthewmacleod 11y agoI think that's a rather extremist view.
- liquidise 11y agohave you read his profile?
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- thescriptkiddie 11y agoIt's also true. Even at the most benign level, non-free software exists to coerce you into running unverifiable code on a machine you own. Less benign non-free software coerces you into paying for a license, signing an EULA, participating in a botnet, etc.
- ORioN63 11y ago> All closed technology, on some level, may be used to perpetuate coercion. Maybe this way? There are surely many examples of closed technology that isn't phoning home. The problem is that you don't get many garanties.
- icebraining 11y agoI don't think coercion is necessarily limited to phoning home.