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Not everyone it prepared to host, maintain and secure a server cluster of OSS.

• pmlnr 9y ago
  Having a choice is not a thing for granted. You need to work for it. You need to maintain the right to it. Those who are not prepared, learn it, or live with whatever is provided by others.
  • s73ver_ 9y ago
    This really does smack of elitism. Not everyone simply has the time to do that.
  • Bartweiss 9y ago
    This argument generalizes to everything, though. Do you not like owning a car/tractor/printer running proprietary software that you're not permitted to modify? I guess you should have bought a 20 year old version and upgraded it yourself. Do you want a choice of food that you trust won't make you sick? Then you probably should have worked for that lettuce from planting to harvest, not just complained about safety standards. Total independence from the actions of others isn't impossible, but no one posting comments online is practicing it. And if "working for it" can include learning to use solutions other people have built, then it can also include writing this article on what's change and what's missing. If you live in a society, talking about your preferences isn't an alternative to working for them, it's part of that work.
    • pmlnr 9y ago
      I merely stated you need to do, act, work for choices and for freedom. Expecting freedom of choice for granted is spoilt belief.