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> I was expecting Stallman-style advocacy against closed-source as a principle; pleasantly surprised by the arguments. Is this a problem? Ostensibly one shoul
by cat199 10y ago
> I was expecting Stallman-style advocacy against closed-source as a principle; pleasantly surprised by the arguments.
Is this a problem?
Ostensibly one should hope to be able to communicate online in the same
manner that one does offline: without paying an intermediary
Further, if the 'natural trend' of economics is towards commoditization
of products, why then are we abandoning those things which facillitated decentralization in order to support another entities profit motives?
- golergka 10y agoIf you're communicating with someone from a dicferent continent offline, get ready for a bill from your landline. We're gravitating towards better products. Sorry, but having used IRC a lot, Slack is just better.
- cat199 10y ago> Further, if the 'natural trend' of economics is towards commoditization of products, why then are we abandoning those things which facillitated decentralization in order to support another entities profit motives? your point fails to address this point; similarly 'better' has varying metrics.