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"I support it only if it's open source" should be a more common viewpoint (vitalik.eth.limo)
submitted 1 month ago by pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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What are your thoughts? Any counter-counter points to the author's response to most concerns regarding open source?

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[–] diptchip@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Paying for closed source software is kind of like voting for your oppressors. Using closed source software is literally like giving away access to your computer in hope that your computer may be used in a way you’d prefer… The software economy is the only reason I don’t create software. The customer is rarely the user.