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It never ceases to amaze me just how authoritarian some "free software" advocates are! So many should's and bans being celebrated in this article. Even if the c
by r_hoods_ghost 5y ago
It never ceases to amaze me just how authoritarian some "free software" advocates are! So many should's and bans being celebrated in this article. Even if the claims of the author are overblow as compared to the actual law it's fascinating to see how happy the author is to see organisations and individuals being restricted in what they can and can't do. Not sure how this squares with their claim that "Freedom is always superior", but hey.
- btdmaster 5y agoThis is a restriction on imposing restrictions on other people by requiring them to use proprietary software when e.g. filing taxes. It is not a requirement to use free software, but it is a requirement that if software need be used that it is free. In this sense, the state agencies are disallowed from infringing on the public's rights, but are still free to ignore their own.
- r_hoods_ghost 5y agoObjecting to citizens being required to pay a private company to submit their taxes or access services is wholly understandable and entirely valid. I think these things should be free (as in beer). Demanding that they use "free" software as defined by RMS or some acolyte to file their taxes or access services when there are other, potentially better, free (as in beer) or paid alternatives isn't.