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by arca_vorago 3074 days ago
>It’s basically non-stories because your OS matters as little as what programming language you use.

>Pick the one that works for you, but don’t become a fucking missionary or tie your personality to your brand of choice.

I do what I want and you can't tell me what to do!

I think RMS was and is right and computing should not be viewed through a purely pragmatic lense, and I'm going to keep mentioning the importance of foss and copyleft to the future of computing and how it enables freedom for the user until I see fit to stop.

I think OS choice greatly matters. I say this as a senior sysadmin who has had to support all 3 major OS's for over a decade. Windows 10 was the final straw for me and I went completely gnu/linux and haven't looked back since except to feel sorry for all the stockholm syndrome I see in those chained to those ecosystems.

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The RMS message is different though.

It is not about any specific OS or platform, it is about making sure the owner/admin is the final arbiter of what can or can't be done on that computer (now and into the infinite future).

>it is about making sure the owner/admin is the final arbiter of what can or can't be done on that computer

Which you can't do with Windows, and only to a certain degree with osx.