It’s kind of ironic to me that Linux is all for free and open source, but still uses a proprietary platform, and a horrible one at that. Before the fediverse, I’d understand, but now, there is no excuse whatsoever.

I understand that we can’t just get up and leave everything proprietary behind all at once, since we have iPhones and Android phones. We all use proprietary software of some form, but I am of the mindset of using the least amount of proprietary possible.

I will ALWAYS look for FOSS first. I also want to make it as hard as possible for any corporation to track me. They’ll probably still be able to track me, but I’m not going without a fight.

I could say the same about the Linux kernel using GitHub, but I understand how massive of an undertaking it would be to move the whole kernel to another platform. I’m sure there are other factors, too. Anyway, I just wanted to start a discussion and hear people’s thoughts.
Thank you

  • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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    16 hours ago

    100% with you on that one.

    I really enjoy the discussions here, even if it’s a little slower paced sometimes. (And I find that to be a feature!)

    I’ve come to feel that technology is for anyone , but not necessarily for everyone , at least, not all at once.

    It seems like a series of Eternal Septembers are usually coaxed along by corporate interests to spur mass-adoption for fun and profit, and the existing communities that get flooded tend to suffer for it, because there’s no time to support or acclimate the newbies to the community, and they bring their existing assumptions with them.