The world should wake up from tech dependence. Let the EU massively invest in FOSS.

  • srasmus@slrpnk.net
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    9 hours ago

    I’ve been attempting to convert as much of my digital life to open source alternatives over the last few years, and I can’t tell you how many people tell me it’s unsafe to do since “just anyone can work on it”. Most people really believe capital = expertise, and that’s a hard nut to crack.

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      9 hours ago

      That’s been one of the cornerstones of Microsoft propaganda against open source. So it’s not strange that the uninformed are exactly that, uninformed.
      It’s worse when the professionals fall for it, and fail to recommend good solutions to politicians.

    • Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

      Capital IS expertise. Expertise in command and control, thus shaping the narrative in order to bend it to their will.

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t even understand that. The still-thriving, 30-year history of video game warez really says otherwise.

    • Nikls94@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      Those people are those without passion. I’d pay $50 for any FOSS I use regularly

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        8 hours ago

        I did, in fact! I bought Immich for $100, and you know what? I don’t regret a god damn thing. It has been a stellar replacement for Google Photos, which was an app I depended on every day for, God, like 10 years now?