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I'm confused. Let's say I like C# and I also like Linux. Doesn't them making C# (and .Net) open source and cross-platform enhance my freedom to compute how I w
by svick 8y ago
I'm confused.
Let's say I like C# and I also like Linux. Doesn't them making C# (and .Net) open source and cross-platform enhance my freedom to compute how I wish?
Or is that somehow different from other open source languages, like Python or Rust? How do those help with computing ethically?
- linuxftw 8y ago> Doesn't them making C# (and .Net) open source and cross-platform enhance my freedom to compute how I wish? Why do you need this on Linux? Only to integrate with MS proprietary products, that's why.
- svick 8y agoI don't need it. I want it, because C# is my favorite programming language. Isn't that what freedom is about? This means that when I'm writing a website or a Docker microservice, I want to use C#. And since the best OS to run those is Linux, there are no proprietary MS products in sight. When I'm writing a cross-platform desktop application, I want to use C# too, but I can't, so I'll use another language.
- 51lver 8y agoEmbrace, extend, extinguish. Don't blindly trust anyone backed by shareholders.
- 51lver 8y agoYour preference indicates that you have been captured. They will use it to move you to a platform they control eventually. Maybe you'll like it, but it won't be more free. It will have a ToS.