Re:You use more open source software than you think
by klyrs on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:35PM
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I'm a little younger, but got into programming/OSS on a similar timeline. Notably, my dad bought the FUD about the evils of Linux so I wasn't allowed to attend a scrappy LUG in '96.
To geezers like us, the elephant in the room is this article being hosted by m$. And honestly, I still can't fully trust that this isn't the Embrace phase of a long game. For the ultimate cognitive dissonance, I'd even work there because I like how they treat their employees.
On the other hand... whose screen should we be throwing sledgehammers through? The internet enabled an absolute explosion of tech, but these days it's nearing impossible to live without a smartphone. Governments tacitly support Apple and Google's monopsony to distribute apps to access government services.
Back when it was just nerds on the net, we controlled our digital lives. But today, the rug has been swept away and... the impact of our sledgehammer only isolates us from the non-nerd friends and family.
And I'll say it... if I brought a modern phone to a LUG in '96 with Candy Crush on it, y'all wouldn't get anything done for a month. It's not just resignation. Contentedness is a problem too. So I support the OSS devs I can.
To geezers like us, the elephant in the room is this article being hosted by m$. And honestly, I still can't fully trust that this isn't the Embrace phase of a long game. For the ultimate cognitive dissonance, I'd even work there because I like how they treat their employees.
On the other hand... whose screen should we be throwing sledgehammers through? The internet enabled an absolute explosion of tech, but these days it's nearing impossible to live without a smartphone. Governments tacitly support Apple and Google's monopsony to distribute apps to access government services.
Back when it was just nerds on the net, we controlled our digital lives. But today, the rug has been swept away and... the impact of our sledgehammer only isolates us from the non-nerd friends and family.
And I'll say it... if I brought a modern phone to a LUG in '96 with Candy Crush on it, y'all wouldn't get anything done for a month. It's not just resignation. Contentedness is a problem too. So I support the OSS devs I can.