Freedom

I only use FSF approved GNU/Linux distros.

>However if not libre-compatible at the hardware level (not libreboot compatible) then I’m not opposed to using stripped-down Win7 or 8.1 since the libre-virginity is already lost.
Even if your model doesn't support libreboot, a Linux distro is still a viable option. Unless you instinctively install Windows because of the lack of it, you are making a good choice by installing your preferred distro.

I'm like a 8/10 on the Stallman scale. I run Gentoo and strongly prefer to use Free alternatives, followed by open source if nothing Free fits the bill. I only use proprietary software if absolutely necessary, and I will deal with a fair bit of hardship and sacrifice features to do so (GIMP, for instance).

That said, I am not totally dogmatic about it - I run some games in WINE and use the closed nVidia drivers on my desktop. However, on balance, Free software is an unalloyed good, one of the best things happening in the world today, and worth putting up with some inconvenience for.

Looking for good reasons to start switching up my workflow to free software alternatives. Is it possible to use (almost) entirely free software while still getting shit done? How serious are you with free software, and what are you doing on your personal laptop?

no it's not. People on Jow Forums are unemployed neets with little to none tech knowledge aside ricing stuff and animes and/or way to disguise themselves in the web to hide their CP

but in the real world people install stuff to fulfil a purpose and earn money consequently. So just use what you think it's best for the job

It is right and proper to mention the principal contribution first. The GNU contribution to the system is not only bigger than Linux and prior to Linux, we actually started the whole activity.

In addition, “GNU/Linux” fits the fact that Linux is the lowest level of the system and GNU fills technically higher levels.

However, if you prefer to call the system “Linux/GNU”, that is a lot better than what people usually do, which is to omit GNU entirely and make it seem that the whole system is Linux.
gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.en.html#whyorder

>Is it possible to use (almost) entirely free software while still getting shit done?
Yes. Easily. What are you trying to do?
Fuck off, Rakesh.

In my last job I worked as a sysadmin at a major telco company.

Almost every single software, security system, or script they used was proprietary. It felt horrible. People were completely dependent on companies to develop for them and I was locked down. I could not develop anything useful. It dumed down the workers and made them much less tech-savvy. Every time they had a tech problem they just called the company responsible and never fixed it themselves. The company's network was filled with proprietaty security products because of all the malware and it made stuff even worse.

In my current job I work as a developer at a startup and moat of our ecosystem is FOSS. It's so much better.

that really depends on what are you trying to do, if it's programming, systems administration or something like that it can be done easily. If it's something like photoshop or some other faggotry like that then you may want to keep using windows or macshit

You can get the same outcomes as Photoshop with free software.

90% I'd say. The small amount of proprietary stuff I use is in a VM.

Going full freedom on desktop isn't a problem anymore nowadays. The real problem are smartphones.

I'm closer to Stallman than to Microsoft.

there's a project by (forgot the name), who work on a libre phone. Purism?

I'm a pragmatist. So on a scale of MS to RMS, I'm somewhere near Linus.

I like the idea but the problems that come with being "free" greatly outweigh the possible botnet.

It's ironic how by being "free" you limit yourself so much.

So at Microsoft.

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How's freedom limiting? If you use something without freedom, you have no freedom.

Because you can't do things other people can?
If you just look at the list of things stallman considers "non-free" then you can't use pretty much any popular thing in 2018.

Even if you take it down a notch and only use linux instead of windows you're still limiting yourself to not being able to do basic things like use Photoshop or play games.

And no ">playing games" and ">using photoshop" is not an argument, because there's many other things such as drivers for specialized hardware and modern tools which do not exist for linux but do for windows, things like audio equipment etc is not fully functional on linux.

i'm more concerned with the Open Web. if our software is mostly Web-based, then the OS itself won't matter much. having OS-specific binaries and vendor-specific app stores is bullshit. at the very least there should be no distinction between a native app and a Web app instead of having a "desktop environment" and a separate "browser window".

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GNU/Linux*

Went from full Microsoft to Stallman Jr in a few weeks thanks to my linuxfag best friend.
I've been on Win7 for years and installed Parabola GNU/Linux on my laptop, which I'm now using 90% of the time.
Honestly I think I'm ready to start using it fulltime once I get my new PC. I was gonna install win7 since I don't want to get win8/10, but if you're gonna use free software might as well go fully free.
I just hope I won't crack and install Wine after a few months. Free software is nice, but on the games side once you've played Super Tux Kart, Hedgewars and 0AD there's not much else of interest.

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> claims freedom
> supports 2 million lines of unaudited code
The guy is worthless

every second I think about questions like these, I am going away from a normal life and normal people.

The use of "free" in a sense that computer devices equates in any way shape or form your actual real world freedom is dumb.
No one outside of FSF cares.

>basic rights
Your interaction with a device, software or misc has nothing to do with rights.

I would describe myself as 6/10 freetard, I think. I would like to go to 9/10 (hardware non-free), but it takes A LOT of sacrifices. Not even sure if its possible as long as I am in uni

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Your blog is shit, dude. It bored me after four words. never read past "my first concern is". Go to creative writing classes
how do I unsubscribe?

>games side
>linux
>free software games
l u l

I use free if there is good software available. If the only serviceable option is non-free, then I use that.

I'm not serious enough. I use windows and other applications on windows that I know aren't free. I also use websites and file formats that I know aren't free. I try to use FOSS whenever I have the option of choosing something that's free or something that's proprietary. However I also think just because something is FOSS that doesn't mean it's instantly something that respects your privacy more than a proprietary application. You can have something that is free and open source that just straight up tells you it's collecting it's data. While that is an ethical ecosystem in the case that no one is being led astray by their software. It does mean that the end user has to be able to modify the software to stop it from collecting data and needs that skillset.

Meanwhile you could have a proprietary piece of software that's specifically designed to increase your privacy and deal with the problems other proprietary software creates.