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I have been a vocal supporter of Librem, and Pine64 because I see the adoption of free devices running free software as a necessary solution and the way to ulti
by zepto 6y ago
I have been a vocal supporter of Librem, and Pine64 because I see the adoption of free devices running free software as a necessary solution and the way to ultimately change the dynamics in the industry.
They are literally doing the thing I think is the solution.
On the other hand, I oppose the generic bashing of Apple and Epic’s antitrust campaign, because these have nothing to do with creating an alternative. Indeed if Epic wins, iOS will become even more entrenched.
So, I can no longer recommend librem, and will only recommend Pine.
- rictic 6y ago> Indeed if Epic wins, iOS will become even more entrenched. Hm, care to expand on that? I don't see why that would be.
- crowbahr 6y agoBecause his arguments are against the fundamental structure of iOS rather than against the app store. A second app store inside of the walled garden still ends up being a walled garden, just one with more of an illusion of choice. That means that the users will have even less reason to leave.
- rictic 6y agoHm, that's accelerationist logic, wanting iOS to collapse to opposing things that would improve iOS for real world users. The downside is that if the brinkmanship fails and iOS doesn't collapse, then the primary outcome is just that iOS users are worse off for no obvious gain.
- ece 6y agoI disagree, it's perfectly fine for a developer to say no, I can't be in a closed ecosystem for these reasons like Purism stated. We need developers and users to choose open ecosystems.
- zepto 6y agoI have nothing against them leaving the store or criticizing Apple or the store. I couldn’t agree more that people need to choose open ecosystems. It’s the writing in support of Epic’s anti-trust suit that I dislike.
- lmm 6y agoA VPN is no use unless both ends of the system are using it. Should Apache block Safari from accessing websites hosted there? That doesn't seem like a good way to promote open-source.
- zepto 6y ago> I oppose the generic bashing of Apple and Epic’s antitrust campaign, because these have nothing to do with creating an alternative. Indeed if Epic wins, iOS will become even more entrenched. Supporting Epic’s anti-trust campaign has nothing to do with open source. I think one of the most damaging things that could possibly happen to open source is that government starts to regulate how software is distributed. This might damage Apple’s stock price and make a few more billions for Tim Sweeney, but it will make it much harder for an open free platform to succeed.
- lmm 6y agoI think that's crazy. The only reason we have an open-source movement at all is that people were able to start using GNU tools piecemeal on commercial unix. If unix vendors had been able to control what software got distributed for their platforms, open-source would never have got off the ground.