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Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by kccqzy on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:02PM (#24890338)
This is exactly my takeaway. The author is simply dishonest. He wants freedom but doesn't want to pay for it, or pay companies that support it.
Re:I am seriously considering going back to desktop computers by EdPF on Sunday October 25, 2020 @08:58PM (#24891738)
As someone who worked a couple of decades for a company selling GPL-ed development tools, I was always mystified by a similar case. It was the developers who wanted to develop proprietary software and were upset that they would have to pay subscriptions if they wanted to distribute their software without the GPL "restrictions".