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1. Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 15:45:16 EST Annah
   I don't abhor people using the systems they must to perform their jobs or make their living, but I do wish that there were better free software systems.  While many of the zealots will likely disagree with me, it is not simply enough for me that there be free software system equivalents.  They need to be as high quality as the proprietary equivalents or near thereto.  Otherwise the only people who use them are those willing to make sacrifices for their freedom, and that is exceedingly few individuals in the end.
   1. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 17:18:34 EST Hattie Cat

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      @maiyannah Agree. Not everyone is like RMS and can simply adapt the system to their use given the source code. Even for those who can, it can involve a high expenditure of time and effort.
      1. Annah (maiyannah@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2018 17:41:55 EST Annah

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         @hattiecat Even if you can, its usually a non-trivial amount of effort to do so, as you say, and many people do not have the knowledge neccesary to do so.  Moreover, if this is not generally required with proprietary software, why should we require it of free software?
         
         It's like the people who push the idealist zealot position have never heard of the words "opprotunity cost"