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1. Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:11:56 UTC Dave Lane

   Proprietary software's primary purpose is to make those paying its developers lots of money. 1/2

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   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:11 UTC Dave Lane

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     If you use proprietary software at no cost, it's "freeness" is a mirage. You will pay later. By using it, you are handing its developers' funders the stick which will be used to extract payment later.

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   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:45 UTC Dave Lane

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     • jollyrogue

     @jollyrogue @theruran it's also a fallacy to suggest that you need to use proprietary software to 'get work done'. I've gotten work done my entire career using entirely #FOSS. Since I first shifted to 100% Linux, in 1994.

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   • jollyrogue@social.tulsa.ok.us's status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:49 UTC jollyrogue

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     • theruran 🌐🏴

     @lightweight @theruran Indeed. Unfortunately capitalism has created systems that require lots of specialized knowledge to maintain and evolve. Computers are not user friendly or accessible to the 90% who aren’t part of the tech elite.

     I will also admit to paying for software, primarily open source, to get support or because it works better then FOSS applications and I need to get work done.

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:51 UTC Dave Lane

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     People who *pay* for proprietary software are paying their future oppressors to make them stronger & gain more and more power over them. It's the height of naïvete to do so. And yet, that's 90%+ of computer users. Which, of course is why I say we're in a digital Dark Age: https://davelane.nz/darkage And, although proprietary software isn't *inherently* unethical, it creates the power imbalance that almost always results unethical behaviour & exploitation of the lest powerful: https://davelane.nz/proprietary

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 00:12:52 UTC Dave Lane

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     oops, that previous one was 2/2

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 11:35:16 UTC Dave Lane

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     • Adrian Cochrane
     • theruran 🌐🏴
     • jollyrogue

     @alcinnz @jollyrogue @theruran ongoing contribute, not contributed :)

   • Dave Lane (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 11:35:17 UTC Dave Lane

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     • Adrian Cochrane
     • theruran 🌐🏴
     • jollyrogue

     @alcinnz @jollyrogue @theruran and yes, we need to fund and otherwise contributed to #FOSS projects that show promise. Otherwise, we (those who understand the problem) will be working against our own interest.

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   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Jan-2022 11:35:18 UTC Adrian Cochrane

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     • jollyrogue

     @jollyrogue @lightweight @theruran Worth stating: I have absolutely nothing against paying for FOSS software!

     Proprietary software on the otherhand... Ideally we won't to pressured to run any. But until then, use as much FOSS as you feel comfortable with. We need people who'll ensure & demonstrate it's possible to go 100%, but that doesn't have to be your priority.