3 ms·
> Vote with your wallet, they say, but when hostile technology is far cheaper than friendly technology, and the vast majority of the population couldn’t care le
by nodomedi 5y ago
> Vote with your wallet, they say, but when hostile technology is far cheaper than friendly technology, and the vast majority of the population couldn’t care less, how could we possibly make a dent?
I don't see the goal as making a dent. That's too large.
I have two goals:
* Ensure I have access to free platforms. I use a Librem laptop and a Pinephone. I also use closed platforms as part of living in society.
* Ensure the free flame is kept alight. I do that by using the free platforms, buying the products, and improving them with bug reports and patches.
The vast majority, for better or worse, do not share those goals.
As an advantage to free platforms, those that do care have the capability to improve it. We don't need many.
Free platforms/tooling won't be as shiny. So be it.
- vermilingua 5y agoBut that’s my point, sure it works now, but in 10-20 years what’s keeping free, floss, friendly technologies from being bullied out of availability? Google delisting floss alternatives, because they’re from unverified developers and could contain malware; governments mandating ISPs ban “untrusted” protocols like FTP because paedophiles use them to share CSAM; etc.
- nodomedi 5y agoFdroid and Linux mobile are both free platforms. Mandatory trusted computing for access to the internet would screw free platforms.
- vermilingua 5y ago…yes, that’s what I’m saying.
- fsflover 5y ago> sure it works now, but in 10-20 years what’s keeping free, floss, friendly technologies from being bullied out of availability? People who use, support them and promote among friends.