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Strypey<p>OMG! I think I get why some people seem to treat using an app as endorsing the people who made it. Because if it's proprietary, you are!</p><p>To use a proprietary app is to implicitly endorse the vendors, as being trustedworthy enough to run hidden code on other people's devices, and dependable for ongoing maintenance. At least until they sell the app "IP", abandon development, or go out of businesses.</p><p>*But* ...</p><p>(1/?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a></p>
End Of 10 Campaign<p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/WindowsRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsRecall</span></a> is opt in -- for now. Microsoft can change that at any point. Being <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a> users can do nothing about it.</p><p>Disabling <a href="https://floss.social/tags/MicrosoftCopilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftCopilot</span></a> isn't easy … and in some cases it appears not to stay disabled:</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250202043906/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-disable-copilot-and-all-other-ai/e74a841f-794c-48d2-9a8a-e3ccfac8ea86" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2025020204</span><span class="invisible">3906/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-disable-copilot-and-all-other-ai/e74a841f-794c-48d2-9a8a-e3ccfac8ea86</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a></p>
Mike Gifford, CPWA<p>The cuts to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> left a big hole in global health. The numbers of people dying because of the current US administration is truly staggering. </p><p>Imagine though if the world decided to re-think how international development is done. </p><p>How much aid goes to paying for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualProperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntellectualProperty</span></a>? </p><p>What if... the world decided not pay any patents on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pharmaceutical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pharmaceutical</span></a> companies?</p><p>What if... rather than paying for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a>, aid went to employ people in the country that is receiving the aid?</p>
@francks<p>Our small team vs millions of bots</p><p><a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/our-small-team-vs-millions-of-bots" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/our-sma</span><span class="invisible">ll-team-vs-millions-of-bots</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/fsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fsf</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/ddos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ddos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/javascrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>javascrip</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/anubis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anubis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/botnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botnet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/scraper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scraper</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/crawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crawler</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a></p>
Paolo Redaelli<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@drahardja" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drahardja</span></a></span> yet another reason + 123 to avoid <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/AmazonRing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonRing</span></a> and all <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a> based <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a></p>
Paul Theuer<p>I find it difficult to grasp how dangerous the reliance on huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a> is until I hear something like this: </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s</span><span class="invisible">anctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3</span></a> <br>The chief prosecutor of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a> (International Criminal Court) has lost access to his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> email account due to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ruling. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> is the most reliable way of setting up critical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> and, personally, I am finally convinced to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/switchtolinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switchtolinux</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpregime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trumpregime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goopensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goopensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Kevin Dominik Korte<p>Reminder: you do not own the hardware, if you don't control the software. If Nintendo can remote brick your console, then you are paying for a very limited, very restricted usage right.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/remotebrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>remotebrick</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a><br><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc-gaming-remains-undefeated-nintendo-now-says-it-has-the-right-to-brick-your-switch-if-it-thinks-youre-pirating-games-or-modifying-the-console/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/pc</span><span class="invisible">-gaming-remains-undefeated-nintendo-now-says-it-has-the-right-to-brick-your-switch-if-it-thinks-youre-pirating-games-or-modifying-the-console/</span></a></p>
tyil<p><a href="https://polymaths.social/@fbievan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fbievan@polymaths.social</a> Can you start using a hashtag with these posts? I'm not really interested in spam ads for proprietary software, adding a proper hashtag (<a href="https://fedi.tyil.nl/tags/spam" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spam</a>, <a href="https://fedi.tyil.nl/tags/ad" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ad</a>, <a href="https://fedi.tyil.nl/tags/ProprietarySoftware" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProprietarySoftware</a>, whatever) will allow people to filter out these posts from your regular posts.</p>
Paolo Redaelli<p>Il dito e la luna<br>Anche qui guardano il dito e non la luna:</p><p>Ubuntu Dice Addio a GNU/Linux: Una Svolta Epocale tra Timori e Opportunità | Tutto Quello che Devi Sapere"</p><p>Ubuntu, una delle distribuzioni Linux più popolari al mondo, sta per compiere una svolta epocale: abbandonare GNU/Linux per abbracciare tecnologie moderne,</p><p>Non è una questione di "evoluzione tecnolo<br><a href="https://monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/27/il-dito-e-la-luna/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">27/il-dito-e-la-luna/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/SoftwareLibero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareLibero</span></a></p>
Paolo Redaelli<p>It will not be a Synology!<br>Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement</p><p>Dear Synology… I'm going to buy a NAS. Now I'm sure it will not be a Synology!</p><p>Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement (tomshardware.com) 38</p><p>Synology's upcoming Plus Series NAS systems will restrict full functionality to users who ins<br><a href="https://monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/17/it-will-not-be-a-synology/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">monodes.com/predaelli/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">17/it-will-not-be-a-synology/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ProprietaryHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietaryHardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a></p>
cuNha<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> has a nice comparison of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SearchEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearchEngines</span></a> listed in tables. 🔍</p><p>"The first table lists the company behind the engine, volume and ad support and identifies the nature of the software being used as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a>. The second and third table lists internet <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> aspects along with other technical parameters, such as whether the engine provides personalization (alternatively viewed as a filter bubble)."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/internetsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internetsovereignty</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_search_engines" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparis</span><span class="invisible">on_of_search_engines</span></a></p>
trashHeapI see, Modern Campus is renaming the software previously called "Curriculog" to "Curriculum" ... Naming your curriculum management software, curriculum won't be confusing in any conversations... no not at all. <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=curriculog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curriculog</span></a> <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=curriculum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curriculum</span></a> <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://social.avoidbig.tech/search?tag=ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a>
Paolo Redaelli<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://activitypub.awakari.com/actor/Bluesky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Bluesky</span></a></span><br>Afaics <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/openvibe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openvibe</span></a> seems to be <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a>.<br>Is it true?</p>
Shai<p>I vantaggi del software proprietario per la tua privacy</p><p><a href="https://shainetwork.org/sito/blog/software-proprietario-privacy.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shainetwork.org/sito/blog/soft</span><span class="invisible">ware-proprietario-privacy.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/ClosedSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClosedSource</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/SoftwareProprietario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareProprietario</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/Open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Open</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a> <a href="https://livellosegreto.it/tags/ShaiNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShaiNetwork</span></a></p>
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> is more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Secure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Secure</span></a> than <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a> ( most of the time )</p><p>Apps for communication.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/userfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Daniele de Rigo<p>1/</p><p>Petition to the European Parliament (No. 0729/2024) calling for the European Union to actively develop&amp;implement a <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/GNUlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNUlinux</span></a>-based operating system "across public administrations in all EU Member States". </p><p>Aim: to reduce dependency on <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a>, "promoting <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>, <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>, and <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> within the EU"</p><p>Comment by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsf</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf/113560938591475711" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hostux.social/@fsf/11356093859</span><span class="invisible">1475711</span></a></p><p>NOTE: the correct link (to load twice) is<br><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/petitions/en/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">europarl.europa.eu/petitions/e</span><span class="invisible">n/petition/content/0729%252F2024/html/Petition-No-0729%252F2024-by-N.-W.-%2528Austrian%2529-on-the-implementation-of-an-EU-Linux-operating-system-in-public-administrations-across-all-EU-countries</span></a><br>(<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsf</span></a></span> accidently links to an old 2014 petition)</p>
avlap<p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Alvik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alvik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a> is using <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Mblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mblock</span></a> for block coding? </p><p>Mblock / <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Mlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mlink</span></a> 5 is closed source as far as I know, probably contains Chinese spyware as <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MakeBlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeBlock</span></a> is Chinese. </p><p>The reason for choosing <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Alvik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alvik</span></a> instead of other robots, was that <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Arduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arduino</span></a> had a good open source reputation...</p><p>That's a PITA. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arduino" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arduino</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/closedSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closedSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/proprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarySoftware</span></a></p>
Bo Morgan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://miau.jeder.pl/@jeder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jeder</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@debian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>debian</span></a></span> </p><p>Wow.</p><p>1. ubuntu doesn't acknowledge the FOSS debian core of ubuntu as part of the ubuntu history or story.</p><p>2. ubuntu refers to ubuntu as an open source project, which I don't believe is true. I think much of the ubuntu owned software is not open source, and is also offered in paid tiered ubuntu services, which actually includes security updates that ubuntu keeps closed source and are not integrated to benefit the debian core, so that ubuntu can sell their proprietary software.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/happybirthdayubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happybirthdayubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/happybirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>happybirthday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/debiancore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debiancore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/proprietarysoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietarysoftware</span></a></p>
Daniele de Rigo<p>2/</p><p>Some points: "Medical aids that run <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a> not only leave you at the mercy of the companies when it comes to bugs and updates, but also when it comes to <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a>"</p><p>With proprietary software "you have to trust the manufacturer to detect, communicate, and fix bugs like these"</p><p>"<a href="https://hostux.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> can make the medical device last longer. The free software <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> can fix bugs and provide updates so that patients are not left at the mercy of the companies" [1]</p>
Daniele de Rigo<p>1/</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsf</span></a></span> recalling a 2023 commentary by Miriam Bastian on software that supports people's body, where it is argued why it "should always respect your freedom" [1]</p><p><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf/112151843162918616" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hostux.social/@fsf/11215184316</span><span class="invisible">2918616</span></a></p><p>This refers e.g. to "medical devices, like hearing aids, insulin pumps, bionic eyes, and pacemakers"</p><p>To start, owners "of medical aids that run <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/ProprietarySoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProprietarySoftware</span></a>" may sometimes "find out that they must throw their devices away and buy a new pair, even if the hardware is otherwise still working well" [1]</p>