Re:Our experience launching a paid, proprietary product on L...
by 0xcde4c3db on Thursday July 26, 2018 @11:08PM
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> I am glad Steam works in Linux and something that useful was not blocked by the likes of you.
It would be silly for me to try to block Steam on Linux, since I'm a Steam user.
> In other words, if I want to use some proprietary software, like I use Sublime Text, it does not affect you, and I don't think you can decide or limit in any way the software I can use.
What makes you think I want to? This is exactly the kind of assumption that annoyed me in the otherwise reasonable article. My point was that it's important to appreciate the factors that drive user preferences and not just write off a negative response as ideology-driven.
I think that having an open-source OS and whatever-source applications is having the best of both worlds.
Let me repeat that: the base system should be open, including all drivers, to level the playing field, but we also should be able to choose any solution in an open market, again, to get the best technology possible for us.
In other words, if I want to use some proprietary software, like I use Sublime Text, it does not affect you, and I don't think you can decide or limit in any way the software I can use.