• Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
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    1 year ago

    As an end-user I believe I am entitled to the freedom to use, modify, and share the software I use. If your business model is incompatible with my values I won’t support you, simple as. I don’t have any problem monetarily supporting developers but not if they disagree with my principles.

    I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this exact argument made against ad-blockers, too.

    • Kayn@dormi.zone
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      1 year ago

      You do have the freedom to modify the proprietary binary you’re being given. You just can’t distribute your modifications.

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          1 year ago

          Irrelevant to the point I’m making. Whether something is open source or not does not impact your freedom to modify it, just the freedom to distribute your modifications.

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            No it’s not you just don’t understand that withouth collective control you can’t have individual control.