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I think it’s long past time for OSS supporters to at least acknowledge the fact that, to adapt a common phrase: Commercial software can travel half way around
by orev 3y ago
I think it’s long past time for OSS supporters to at least acknowledge the fact that, to adapt a common phrase:
Commercial software can travel half way around the world while the Open Source version is putting on its shoes.
Open source is slow, and it’s simply not feasible to live a life where everything is 100% tech freedom without making enormous sacrifices. For example the only way to avoid software in cars would be to drive something 20+ years old, which just isn’t realistic for (mostly) everyone.
The incentives for companies are so strong that in most cases you don’t even have an option, as every available product has the same type of lockdown.
- CogitoCogito 3y agoI’d be very surprised if 90% of OSS supporters don’t already believe this.
- bluGill 3y agoIf you want a car without software you have to go back to the 1970s. By 1984 almost everything was fuel injected (and the last hold outs had very complex computers controlling the carburetor). there are open source fuel injection computers, but they are very limited as to what they support and often when you look close don't look very open.