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Is it inappropriate to point out that most likely there were a lot of closed source binary blobs involved in making his computer actually work?
by frostburg 10y ago
Is it inappropriate to point out that most likely there were a lot of closed source binary blobs involved in making his computer actually work?
- crottypeter 10y agoI was surprised to read "Mac" in an article claiming ONLY open source tools.
- liw 10y agoDoes pointing that out advance the discussion in a useful way? Does it help having a constructive debate? Does it make anyone's day or life better? Are you just posting in the hope of getting some upvotes for making a funny, snarky short comment? Is your comment actually relevant to the discussion? Does the fact that you ask that question indicate that you already know the answer?
- frostburg 10y agoI did not write that from my Lemote, channeling Stallman, nor I have any general enmity towards closed source software (that I both use and write). I just don't like inaccurate proclamations of purity.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoYes. It's not what he meant, and you know it, and being pedantic never helped anyone. Next you'll suggest that I start turning off nonfree javascript.