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Note that this is the whole point -- if Facebook were free software, it would be that easy, because other software could interoperate with it effectively. Free
by mquander 16y ago
Note that this is the whole point -- if Facebook were free software, it would be that easy, because other software could interoperate with it effectively. Free software naturally ameliorates this kind of lock-in effect. Not using free software in the first place is what gets people into this mess.
- zts 16y agoWere all of Facebook's service free software, that wouldn't guarantee interoperability. Conversely, providing effective interoperability doesn't require free software. Those concerns are orthogonal.