[enriquto]

Basic etiquette would be to not force co-workers to use Slack at all. And for that matter, any other proprietary network based on closed standards that do not admit connections from third-party clients. I'm forced to use Slack and Zoom from time to time for important work stuff, and it is extremely annoying and humiliating.

[gkoberger]

This... is an insane take. It's "humiliating" for you to use the communication platform your company has chosen?

[enriquto]

I'm an activist for software freedom and I refuse to use non-free software in my life, as a matter of principle. When I'm forced to do so it's certainly very humiliating for me.

Besides, I don't work for a company, but in the public sector (which by the way I think it should not impose non-free software nor secret protocols into the citizens).

[kuu]

> as a matter of principle

> by the way I think

"Maybe" it's you the one putting that burden on yourself.

I got that you prefer to use open/free sw, but to feel humiliated by it... As the other commenter mentions, it's over the top...

[richm31415]

It can be, yes. For someone who is a strong believer in and advocate of FOSS, who makes her/his livelihood developing FOSS for a FOSS software company, to be forced to use proprietary solutions where there are reasonable FOSS alternatives can be very disheartening, demoralizing, and even humiliating.

[Melatonic]

I am not sure still why it is humiliating specifically - disheartening sure, demoralizing makes sense. But why would it be humiliating if you are not the person pushing that the paid / non FLOSS app be used in the first place?

Isn't this also a good chance to evangelize an alternative to whomever you are speaking with?

[ask_b123]

I also thought of that as being a chance to 'evangelize' FLOSS alternatives.

The first thing I actually thought of was this set of verses talking about evangelizing in a somewhat similar context: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9...

[micromacrofoot]

Curious, in what way is it humiliation?

[nishs]

not op, but if i felt humiliated in a similar situation, it would be humiliation that i'm not in a position powerful enough where i could bring about the change i want to see.

[micromacrofoot]

I suppose, but you’re joining the club of the vast majority of humanity in that case