Unethical as in free software proponents believe that you ought to be able to run, study, modify and distribute software (kind of like ba...
Unethical as in free software proponents believe that you ought to be able to run, study, modify and distribute software (kind of like basic rights such as food, water, shelter etc.). Of course you're free to disagree if that's ethical or not. Imo, I already think it's too expensive for the age group their targeting (7-17) though. But I agree with you that instead of just starting them with a proprietary text editor that nags you, it's better to educate about licensing beforehand. Otherwise, it'll just perpetuate the notion the 'nagging' dialog doesn't matter, until they found out when it's probably too late (as in they're already locked in due to habit). What if they agree that free software is ethically better? They might not (they probably don't care), but shouldn't we at least tell them what they're getting into just in case?
Posted by jumpwah on Aug 7, 2014, 9:19 AM
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IMO it's a bit more nuanced than what the author portrays it as.
In the UK Amazon have now raised the price of general shipping to be 2/3 the price of a months prime subscription.
Credit where credit is due, critics claiming "[Apple device] is too expensive for something that just does [basic function]" have been pr...
I like to buy music.
Meet K-Claw.
Fable is way too expensive for basic software stuff.
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Unethical as in free software proponents believe that you ought to be able to run, study, modify and distribute software (kind of like ba...
Unethical as in free software proponents believe that you ought to be able to run, study, modify and distribute software (kind of like basic rights such as food, water, shelter etc.). Of course you're free to disagree if that's ethical or not. Imo, I already think it's too expensive for the age group their targeting (7-17) though. But I agree with you that instead of just starting them with a proprietary text editor that nags you, it's better to educate about licensing beforehand. Otherwise, it'll just perpetuate the notion the 'nagging' dialog doesn't matter, until they found out when it's probably too late (as in they're already locked in due to habit). What if they agree that free software is ethically better? They might not (they probably don't care), but shouldn't we at least tell them what they're getting into just in case?
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