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by anordal 1034 days ago
France should have listened to GNU/Stallman: You can't have an antifeature in free software. If you try, someone is just going to comment it out.
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>You can't have an antifeature in free software. If you try, someone is just going to comment it out.

Reminds how Okular by default obeys PDF DRM, but you can just simply untick it as an option in the settings if you want to.

In an ideal scenario, all software would have that tickbox.

It doesn't need to be impossible to remove, just illegal to do so.

It's like cars - you can driver faster than the speed limit, but if you get caught doing so, you may be punished.

Unlike cars, going to website happens alone in your house.
Liberté, égalité, fraternité but for real