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> But they were comparing to "10 years ago. Or 20." Linux only became a viable desktop around 2010. Blender was open sourced in the early 2000. StarOffice wa
by rglullis 3y ago
> But they were comparing to "10 years ago. Or 20."
Linux only became a viable desktop around 2010.
Blender was open sourced in the early 2000.
StarOffice was a viable alternative to MS Office 2003.
- Dylan16807 3y agoYes...? The more things you list that are before the year(s) they used as reference points, the more you support their argument that software freedom peaked a while ago and has been going downhill in major ways in more recent years.
- rglullis 3y agoMy point is that I can continue with the timeline, and it will trend towards more freedom, not less: - Google's original Android was more open than any of the alternatives. And even if Google went on the direction of closing Android and putting functionality around its Play Services, there are a good number of alternatives that build on Android and make it completely free. The number of devices that can run LineageOS/Murena/Linux is going up, not down. - All social media was closed, and now we are seeing an explosion of open source projects. The number of people using it is going up, not down. - Self-hosting software is easier than ever. I fail to see any time interval where the availability of free software has been reduced. All it takes is a motivated individual.