Hi Ralf, On Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:47:26 +0200 Ralf Mardorf <kde.li...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2023-06-03 at 06:25 +0000, Duncan wrote: > > "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- > > and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman > > The software market has changed significantly. In reality, some > companies have recognized the gap in the market and are therefore > adapting software to their customers' wishes and this for inexpensive > software that you only have to pay for once. "The customer is always > right." To date, in many areas there is no free software that meets > professional standards, and even if it were, many free software > developers are far worse than the proprietary software developers > described by Mr. Stallman. We aren't living in the 80s or 90s anymore. > Wake up! Please see https://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/open-source/not-trust-non-FOSS/ . Morreover: 1] you can fork FOSS whose devs you dislike. 2] code that isn't public tends to deteriorate innto a non-salvagable mess,. -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/Can-I-SCO-Now/ - “Can I SCO Now?” My opinions may seem crazy but they all make sense. Insane sense, but sense nonetheless. — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply .
