Notices by Wolf480pl (wolf480pl@mstdn.io)

An irregular, perhaps oddly-timed reminder that the whole idea of free software was to prevent software developers from imposing their will on software users.

@xerz The 4 freedoms are just a means. I don't know what Stallman thought about Symbollics, but perhaps it was like NVidia - great technology made by an control-freak company?

In any case, he also said on nultiple occasions that "they [developers] have power over you" and this is what Free Software is trying to prevent. And it all makes sense IMO. Even if Stallman didn't believe it, or was hypocritical about it.

@xerz In the end of the day, the question is: if a piece ofbsoftware does something you don't like, can you fix it?

And that means to get full benefits of software freedom you have to be a developer.

The part about getting someone else to modify the software for you is IMO the least working in practice part.

@lxo the part where individuals do that as well. The part wgere your non-technical neighbour asks you if you can do a tweak to the software they use.