“People could fix this but cannot because this law prevents it” is a simple message for law-makers to understand and this program proves the claim. What does being in jail do? Keep in mind that asking others to break the law is legally questionable but moreso it is an unfair risk to ask of others if we want them to aim to win the bounty.

We don’t need the madman who thinks suffering is good to change their mind for sensible people to act, as medicine doesn’t need the madman who thinks always throwing up is healthy. We place expectations on others everyday: like when we walk past a stranger. Perfect agreement is not needed to have expectations, or demand better from those who benefit from others.

“Militant foss” reads like the old saying “militant atheist”…

Maybe you aught to take your own advice and not mention this again, otherwise you’ll hear opinions that conflict with your own.

Untagged?

Wouldn’t that just be doing VPN sellers a favor?

I thought the title was “Why is it so hard to get Nvidia working with Linux” but I was mistaken. That’s the answer.

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Perhaps I’m just not the target audience for a pretty UI rework but it really grinds my gears to see it be running in Firefox. A whole browser for a GUI is insane?? I’m sure it will improve with time but when it loaded on my VM it reminded me of a virus opening a browser window.

There are big issues with the modern video games industry. Like a lot of software they deny user’s computing freedoms, and as such facilitate designs to repeatedly make money using psychology tricks. However, to reject video games as a waste of time goes to show how one can not know what they’re missing.

Video games are a peak of higher-functioning life: play. A structured form of play which can go beyond physical games. Life is poorer without the immergent stories of a fantasy world (Dwarf Fortress) or competing in a consequence-free violence of street-fighting (Street Fighter).

If what you’ve chosen to learn could help someone right in front of you, and they’re asking for help, you do not feel compelled to help them? I doubt that.

Let’s put that in a way that isn’t so off putting. It’s the duty of those in the know help those who are not when possible.

It’s one thing when a company gets the benefits of people’s contributions and doesn’t give back (in the form of source code when they build upon it and at the time they offer binary files). If a company wants to do the work themselves… well now they don’t have too.

GPL promoters typically value software freedom, and may believe it’s generally bad for society when software is proprietary. I don’t know what coreutlis does but I doubt there’s a thoughtful reason to choose MIT license for a clone.

Is that real or parody?

Given the bad incentives on parties from our a two party system then even Greens would eventually become bad (unless they managed to fix the voting system they just won on…).

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• “No” option missing

Samsung not understanding consent - if they can’t say “no” that doesn’t make it okay.

If you don’t like us changing the terms AFTER the sale then stop using “your” fridge.

No you may not remove it, that’s a DMCA violation!

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Convincing just one person there is an issue is progress. Cooperating with another for better negotiations is progress.

Are there benefits of promoting inaction?

They have no say… up until everyone actually says something. Then maybe we do have a say.

If one limits their scope to the nutrients or taste of food on their plate then they wouldn’t consider the well-being of other conscious creatures. Only considering system requirements to complete an activity misses out the freedom of the user(s), apparently.

It is a given that humans suffer due to the unjust power that proprietary software gives devs over their user’s computing. Even the best dev does not the the willpower to always resist the temptation to use that power at the expense of the users. Many devs are oblivious they are doing anything wrong and many are malicious/anti-consumer.

There is also the impact it’s use and promotion has on others - money/feedback/promotion given to the non-free projects are boons not given to the freedom-respecting projects. I am better off when others start to move away from proprietary software.

I’m sure that’s correct. Richard Stallman would be a good example of that, sadly. I doubt anything as negative has been said in this thread, or site. Seems more like people feel attacked when free software advocates point out uncomfortable issues. Like how people get annoyed with vegans talking about animal cruelty (I eat meat, saying that to avoid theonejoke).

To continue the metaphor: a partner can have many alluring qualities (income, hobbies, looks) but what does that matter if the relationship is abusive? Leaving (and dating someone “worse”) can be more difficult that just staying in the relationship, but the priority should be clear.