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Re:Is the FSF Fighting the Previous War? by pooper on Saturday October 08, 2022 @06:54AM (#33131273)
> from now on a whole host of applications will refuse to work at all

This is pretty scary. I know I close the tab and move on when I see a notice on Firefox that says something to the effect of I must enable DRM to play media on this website (paraphrasing) but what if a bank or the government says the same?

I think the answer goes back to we can't solve societal problems through technological means. We have to get involved in politics. If anything is a legal monopoly (such as taxes), it should use open protocols and be accessible through free software.

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Re:Is the FSF Fighting the Previous War? by matheusmoreira on Saturday October 08, 2022 @08:08AM (#33131617)
> We have to get involved in politics.

Yeah but how can we even win in such a space? These monopolistic corporations are already involved, they spend loads of money on lobbyists in order to legitimize their abuse. How can we possibly beat that?

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