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The problem (apart from capitalism, obviously) is that people can't code.
So while it's obvious to hackers that the best outcome is when code is and is kept in the commons, to most people the only advantage of #FreeSoftware is that it's free as in beer.
They cannot really study, modify and distribute forks of the software they use, be it proprietary or not.
To change this state of things we need to work on at least two aspect of our society: #Culture and #Technology.
We need systems designed to compose and we need to teach people why and how to code and debug.
Then people will find unacceptable to not being able to hack their own software.
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Vamp898 (@Vamp898@social.tchncs.de)
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • •It is the way it is for a reason
Leif Lindholm
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • •clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ likes this.
Kermode
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • •Rather ppl need to learn (be taught) that with free software there is nearly always a community of people to make sure that plays like the one Adobe just made will come to Nothing.
Therefore free, as in free speech, software should be preferred, promoted and supported.
@Shamar
Shamar
in reply to Kermode • •The situation when all people can read and write is never going to arise.
Rather ppl need to learn (be taught) to #trust #FOSS. Possibly without that confusing "F".
I guess the Pharaoh would be proud of you, my little scribe.
(sorry @gemlog but whenever someone says this sort of things, this is what I ear π)
Kermode
in reply to Shamar • •Shamar
in reply to Kermode • •It's exactly the same.
@clacke
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Kermode
in reply to Shamar • •You *can* teach reading and writing to everyone to a good level of competence. Hangul has shown that.
Coding is a different game that does not model a natural spoken language you already know.
Shamar
in reply to Kermode • •@clacke
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Kermode
in reply to Shamar • •Clearly you haven't met some of my students...
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Jan Koekepan (@jankoekepan@mastodon.social)
in reply to Kermode • •Playing an instrument is like writing code. Almost anyone beyond a basic entry level of intelligence can translate an algorithm into a specific code, just as almost anyone can bang a drum more or less on time.
Doing software design and abstract analysis to a productive level in a complex environment is more like composition for an orchestra. Not everyone has the combination of talent, knowledge and motivation to do it well.
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Jan Koekepan (@jankoekepan@mastodon.social) • •clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ likes this.