@aral This was the man who thought emacs was user friendly…
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@fj There’s a reason I don’t work at FSF or on GNU but Ind.ie :) Yet his contributions are colossal and I respect him.
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@aral are you still here at 31c3? Be great to see you! -
@katausten Wish I was; at home coding—decided I couldn’t justify the trip with our January deadline. You back in the UK anytime soon? :) -
@aral oh boo! Yes as it happens I am back next month for 3 weeks as I've a sculpture in this theatre extravaganza http://enlightenmentcafe.co.uk
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@aral Freedom can't be a (unique) selling point. No choice but to offer better software. Idealism can feed motivation, not business models. -
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@mbaudier Couldn’t agree w you more. That’s why we are working on indie tech: https://ind.ie/manifesto#31c3 We must compete on experience. -
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@samengland No you can't. That means less scale (but distributed) and less "value" (one doesn't become a tech billionaire ;) 1/@aral -
@samengland Some proprietary companies will be disrupted, but not all. And there will be room for more companies and workers. 2/2@aral
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@aral@kristamonster good thing about OSS is that it is indestructible. It's in accord with the tao, so works even without any ideology. -
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@aral@kristamonster licensing costs shut doors behind generations but the disenfranchised will always have software they can call their own
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@aral@quinnnorton Capitalism builds convenience for the many. Free software isn't going to get there without fundamental societal changeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral true that. convenience = adoption. With the exception of a captive audience, you can't have one without the other.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral ihard to balance utility/freedom.Have found Windows PortableApps a good beachhead for Free in business contexts.Devices r next 2/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral agree,RMS is extreme on Free Software.I am more pragmatic.Most things exist within a spectrum and resist binary classification 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I thought the convenience was a reference for the developers not the users !Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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