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Windows is not free as in freedom (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by trespasser69 to c/technology
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Fuck Micro$oft

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

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days 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 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I would not mind the first part

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

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