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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by trespasser69 to c/technology
 

Fuck Micro$oft

It's time to switch to Linux! Because it's free as in freedom.

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[–] TheTechnician27 63 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, they called themselves the "most open operating system". Which in fairness doesn't imply all the "free" FSF freedoms, but at least being unable to work around restrictions or reverse-engineer to me definitely contravenes "open".

That said, this is just beating a dead horse; literally anyone with a brain who knows what Linux is knows that Windows is less open.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they meant open, as in it leaks your private data and is open to be exploited by advertisers, malware etc?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Open as in "spread your cheeks and your wallet" open

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I would not mind the first part

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Only if the people doing the exploiting aren't using Windows, because that goes against the terms of service.