Totally agree. The only reason why Windows is everywhere is because people find it on their computers when they buy them and stick to it. That's funny (well, it's not....) most of the people also completely miss the difference between the device itself and the Os running in it...
Great article and great discussion.
I'll try to sum up a couple of thoughts.
To choose Open Source/ Free Software over proprietary software does have implications from a moral standpoint, even though I'd talk about ethics instead. Therefore, by only choosing Gnu/Linux, you opt for a different model of development, where knowledge is shared, instead of confined in restricted circles of people.
Isn't it transparency and openness against obscurantism?
I think it's contradictory to work in Open Source and not to fully embrace its flagship, that is Gnu/Linux.
Given the revolutionary philosophy behind the rise and success of Gnu/Linux, I would not limit the debate to the reasons why one couldn't use it, often based merely on convenience; I'd rather focus on why we should, so to shift more resources to its development and make it thrive.
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Totally agree. The only reason why Windows is everywhere is because people find it on their computers when they buy them and stick to it. That's funny (well, it's not....) most of the people also completely miss the difference between the device itself and the Os running in it...
Great article and great discussion.
I'll try to sum up a couple of thoughts.
To choose Open Source/ Free Software over proprietary software does have implications from a moral standpoint, even though I'd talk about ethics instead. Therefore, by only choosing Gnu/Linux, you opt for a different model of development, where knowledge is shared, instead of confined in restricted circles of people.
Isn't it transparency and openness against obscurantism?
I think it's contradictory to work in Open Source and not to fully embrace its flagship, that is Gnu/Linux.
Given the revolutionary philosophy behind the rise and success of Gnu/Linux, I would not limit the debate to the reasons why one couldn't use it, often based merely on convenience; I'd rather focus on why we should, so to shift more resources to its development and make it thrive.