Jure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWhy 'free' proprietary software will always end in tearsdavelane.nzexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkWhy 'free' proprietary software will always end in tearsdavelane.nzJure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareMeltrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·7 months agoIf it is not open source, and you are not paying, someone else is and you are the product.
minus-squaremagikmw@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·7 months agoBonus: You could be paying and be the product anyway.
minus-squaresauce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoSee: Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, Google, etc etc
If it is not open source, and you are not paying, someone else is and you are the product.
Bonus: You could be paying and be the product anyway.
See: Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, Google, etc etc