I think it is unreasonable to diss an app because the free version has ads. Especially when the paid version is $4.
That initial comment didn’t diss it though, that’s your insecurity talking again; it was merely pointed out that it had ads and tracking. Apps have a disclaimer in f-droid about ads and tracking and non-free services… does that offend you too? Because you’re so offended someone pointed out ads and tracking. Maybe you should go write f-droid a long letter too, because I’m growing tired of you wasting my time with your insecurity and idiocy.
There is no ideal society where all software is FOSS, because solely writing FOSS doesn’t put food on the table.
I mean, we’re really, really close to living in that world… at least I am… the fact is, FOSS is better in most cases already and extremely close to parity in the areas it is slightly behind in right now. It’s only a matter of time when all FOSS reaches parity and it is no longer even a question. That writing has been on the wall for years.
The infrastructure you’re talking about (which I’m assuming is things like the Linux kernel), is developed by companies that make money through ads. I’m sorry to say my guy, but advertising is what pays the bills.
I’m talking about much more than that, but let’s use the Linux kernel as the example. Do they make money by putting the ads in the kernel? Oh… no? So you’re just off on some fucking meaningless tangent then, huh? And remind me, how was the Linux kernel created again? Was it these large companies? Oh… no? And why has it continued to remain free and open? Better people than you and those companies created it and setup the licensing for it. And why does a profit driven company contribute to FOSS anyway? Hmm… because they see the value in an open community effort and understand it’s better than anything they could build themselves internally. There is a reason that 90% of web and cloud infrastructure runs on it. There is a reason Microsoft runs FOSS internally for many of their systems.
Either way, I will never support advertisement based systems. I have rooted access to the host file with Adaway and in addition DNS blocking on network with Adguard Home to make sure of it. I have a custom dashboard on my Firestick that has no ads and the Amazon servers are blocked at the network firewall from changing it, and I use alternative clients for Twitch and Youtube that have no ads and even skip sponsor segments. I don’t get any ads on any device, ever. And if I can’t find a way around it or to block it, I simply will not use it.
And no, just because I make something FOSS doesn’t mean you’re entitled to my continuing work.
I mean, yeah… it does under many FOSS licenses.
And second, when it breaks or needs to be updated or you need help with it, that’s still work that someone has to do.
That’s an assumption in an imagined scenario. It’s meaningless conjecture.
I’m assuming you’re not a FOSS dev or this would be pretty apparent to you, as well as how FOSS is actually funded (or not).
I have contributed to a few FOSS projects when and where I can. You are not a FOSS advocate, sure you may have released some FOSS software, but anyone can do that… Microsoft and Google have done that, but that doesn’t make them a part of the FOSS community. FOSS isn’t just about creating open-sourced software, it’s an ideology.
Because it’s not free… if you are giving them your data then it is not costing you nothing. It’s costing you your data and your data is extremely valuable. Stop and think about why all these companies are investing so much money and resources into all this data. And actually fucking think about it. Is its value solely in selling you another cheeseburger or another brand of toothpaste? Look at Cambridge Analytica, and look at it as a proof of concept. There’s its fucking value.
You’ve decided not to care about your privacy and data, but many people care about it and don’t want to contribute to that machine that it fuels; the influence and control that it gives these multi-billion dollar corporations.
Just own it, say, “I don’t care if I give my data and sell others’ data to corporations that use it to benefit the profit motivated interests of a few at the net-negative cost to the rest of society,” and be done with it. You don’t want to say it because you don’t want to be that person, and therein lies your insecurity… because you are that person.
That initial comment didn’t diss it though, that’s your insecurity talking again; it was merely pointed out that it had ads and tracking. Apps have a disclaimer in f-droid about ads and tracking and non-free services… does that offend you too? Because you’re so offended someone pointed out ads and tracking. Maybe you should go write f-droid a long letter too, because I’m growing tired of you wasting my time with your insecurity and idiocy.
I mean, we’re really, really close to living in that world… at least I am… the fact is, FOSS is better in most cases already and extremely close to parity in the areas it is slightly behind in right now. It’s only a matter of time when all FOSS reaches parity and it is no longer even a question. That writing has been on the wall for years.
I’m talking about much more than that, but let’s use the Linux kernel as the example. Do they make money by putting the ads in the kernel? Oh… no? So you’re just off on some fucking meaningless tangent then, huh? And remind me, how was the Linux kernel created again? Was it these large companies? Oh… no? And why has it continued to remain free and open? Better people than you and those companies created it and setup the licensing for it. And why does a profit driven company contribute to FOSS anyway? Hmm… because they see the value in an open community effort and understand it’s better than anything they could build themselves internally. There is a reason that 90% of web and cloud infrastructure runs on it. There is a reason Microsoft runs FOSS internally for many of their systems.
Either way, I will never support advertisement based systems. I have rooted access to the host file with Adaway and in addition DNS blocking on network with Adguard Home to make sure of it. I have a custom dashboard on my Firestick that has no ads and the Amazon servers are blocked at the network firewall from changing it, and I use alternative clients for Twitch and Youtube that have no ads and even skip sponsor segments. I don’t get any ads on any device, ever. And if I can’t find a way around it or to block it, I simply will not use it.
I mean, yeah… it does under many FOSS licenses.
That’s an assumption in an imagined scenario. It’s meaningless conjecture.
I have contributed to a few FOSS projects when and where I can. You are not a FOSS advocate, sure you may have released some FOSS software, but anyone can do that… Microsoft and Google have done that, but that doesn’t make them a part of the FOSS community. FOSS isn’t just about creating open-sourced software, it’s an ideology.
It didn’t diss it? They literally put quotes around the word free. Man, I can’t take you seriously.
Because it’s not free… if you are giving them your data then it is not costing you nothing. It’s costing you your data and your data is extremely valuable. Stop and think about why all these companies are investing so much money and resources into all this data. And actually fucking think about it. Is its value solely in selling you another cheeseburger or another brand of toothpaste? Look at Cambridge Analytica, and look at it as a proof of concept. There’s its fucking value.
You’ve decided not to care about your privacy and data, but many people care about it and don’t want to contribute to that machine that it fuels; the influence and control that it gives these multi-billion dollar corporations.
Just own it, say, “I don’t care if I give my data and sell others’ data to corporations that use it to benefit the profit motivated interests of a few at the net-negative cost to the rest of society,” and be done with it. You don’t want to say it because you don’t want to be that person, and therein lies your insecurity… because you are that person.