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Re:Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hack... by tored on Friday September 29, 2023 @03:27AM (#37700383)
It is always good to remind yourself that the worlds largest spy company, Google, uses Free software to run much of it.
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Re:Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hack... by yura on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:31AM (#37702164)
Your point being? I don't see how it's relevant that Google uses free software. RMS is probably happy that they do. Of course, they should stop spying on people, but I don't see how that's related to their use of free software.
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Re:Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hack... by tored on Friday September 29, 2023 @10:40AM (#37705022)
Common argument from Free software advocates is that violation of user's rights is a consequence of proprietary software.

With Google you can even make an argument that they can violate more user's rights because of Free software.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against Free software per see, the topic is just more complex than what is presented.

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