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Boycotting FOSS projects in the wake of the "buy canadian/european" movement makes no sense
(lemmy.blahaj.zone)
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
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lol who is suggesting boycotting foss projects?
I think OP means that one shouldn't boycott FOSS projects just because they are from USA. That said, I don't like to be told what I have to do and don't agree to "FOSS projects, which should always be preferred to corporate software". My pc, my LAN, my rules.
...he said, without a hint of irony.
Meanwhile, "my PC, my LAN, my rules" is precisely the reason I do agree with always preferring FOSS to corporate software.
you seem to hold your individual freedoms high, there is a kind of software i think you'll really like
You seem to wanting to school me about what my preference should be. I'll happily block you. Bye.
They were just pointing out that saying "my PC my rules" is pretty funny when you advocate for closed source software on it. Your PC their rules.
Obviously it was tongue in cheek so chill.
That was a shitty reply with paternalistic attitude. The kind of fundamentalist attitude which alienates people from some communities. I use Linux and FOSS exclusively since decades, but if I happily fire up a VM to use some CS software that is only available for Windows, if that allows me to do my job better or faster. I don't need some stranger in the internet telling me that my workflow is broken because of "principles". These people better stay in my block list.
Fuck off dude
What a childish response.
Nobody asked your opinion. Bye to you too.
Me too! Me too!
Done
Lemmy isn't 1-on1 discussions
My account, my rules.
And how's that working out so far?
Amazing.
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Almost all the lists shared in the communities exclude FOSS projects.
Which lists?
There are quite a few in !buyeuropean@feddit.uk
Well, if it's buy European how can open source fit in?
nobody. op is insane.