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There is a paradox about free software users: Free software users are often talented at making privacy-limiting closed source /(web)?/ applications, thus limit

There is a paradox about free software users: Free software users are often talented at making privacy-limiting closed source /(web)?/ applications, thus limiting the freedom of the other users. Example: Zuckerberg & facebook. This makes me wonder: How to lead a successful programming career without limiting other users' freedom?

cyphar 10y ago
> This makes me wonder: How to lead a successful programming career without limiting other users' freedom? Work for a free software company. SUSE and RedHat are the classic examples, though many others exist. [ Full Disclosure: I work as a free software developer at SUSE.]