Re:Proprietary Software Is Often Malware
by crazypython on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @02:26PM
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I would modify the definition to this:
> Software whose functioning intentionally mistreats the user is called malware
There is nothing stopping you from removing GNU Emacs. There are features missing in Roam Research. But in Emacs org-roam, if you are missing a feature, you can ask any programmer– they don't have to be an org-roam maintainer– to add a feature as it is free software. Roam intentionally takes away the freedom to modify the software.
> Software whose functioning intentionally mistreats the user is called malware
There is nothing stopping you from removing GNU Emacs. There are features missing in Roam Research. But in Emacs org-roam, if you are missing a feature, you can ask any programmer– they don't have to be an org-roam maintainer– to add a feature as it is free software. Roam intentionally takes away the freedom to modify the software.