Just had a tech support call with client, a long-time Apple fan/user. He asked why I'd jumped ship. I was happy to explain. But it left me wondering, how folk that think of themselves as progressive or remotely leftish justify to themselves staying with #Microsoft, #Google, #Apple, etc.
Have you TRIED any #FreeSoftware or made an effort to explore a phased transition out of the trap you're in? Do you even recognize it as a trap? When was the last time you took a real look at #GNU #Linux
- I strongly disagree that libre software or GNU/Linux is ugly or bad UI/UX. Your statement itself is sloppy and poor in design and function as it is overly simplistic. There are examples of ugly design and poor UX/UI on the various Apple platforms as well. I've used them.
You do you, you have your priorities and your use cases. My response was focused on your oversimplification. It's inaccurate and a disservice to the conversation and issue to lump the large ecosystem of free/libre software into a single bucket and declare it all ugly, lacking in design and function.
Nuance and details are important. A better understanding and conversation acknowledges complexity.
And yet, sometimes our ethics deserve our full attention and action. Standing up for our ethics sometimes requires that we do these things regardless of the difficulties they may bring.
But in general, I think a more co-operative spirit of sharing from those of us that have made the switch could be helpful to those who are interested.
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
