@omni
This account is banned, somehow. Can't contact anyone to delete it.
If a mod/admin comes accross this, delete the account. If you are not an admin or mod and know me, my XMPP is mlatylorxu [AT] neko [DOT] im. Yes, you can add me.
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@ceruleanspark That sounds reasonable, yes. Is there any way that one could detect that the operating system in question would be responsible for that?
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@zeldatra That's fine. You don't have to use those freedoms, and you shouldn't be forced to use them, but you should have the opportunity may you wish to do so. That's all I think.
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@zeldatra You're missing the point. If you buy a plush, you're allowed to do with it whatever you want. If you buy something like Windows, you are not allowed to change it according to your needs. I believe you should have that freedom.
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@ceruleanspark I think we're having communication issues here, I probably misunderstood the post I was replying to and poorly stated my words. I'm talking about stuff like Samsung dropping warranty for phones if you flash another OS (most likely another version of Android) on them.
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@zeldatra Not every user of a Free operating system (which can also be entry-level, look at the OLPC project) need to know how it works or be able to change stuff. They do also get the good results of others doing this, though, and they should have the opportunity to learn how it works, must they wish to know. You probably don't need to know how the hardware in your computer works, but does that justify me saying you can't open the box? If you want to know, I should not have the right to prevent you from knowing.
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@ceruleanspark Just so I can somewhat prove I'm not completely insane: I'm fully aware that FOSS does not solve world hunger or give complete peace and harmony. The only thing it somewhat does is improving the privacy of users, enabling people to help each either when it comes to computing and improving system security (I am one of the people who only slightly believes in "security through obscurity" (I do use it a bit. For example, I run SSH on a non-standard port) and more in "with enough eyes, all bugs are shallow").
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@unhipdruid I did that to my Samsung Android phone, which I dropped down two stories of stairs. I had to search a bit to find my battery and SIM card back, but it worked just fine.
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@zeldatra Microsoft doesn't let you edit or even look at how Windows works (freedom 1), and it also doesn't respect the other essential freedoms. Also, I think it's insane that it voids your warranty if you do stuff (albeit I think you're talking about the hardware here, and not the operating system). Unless you go and hit your hardware with a hammer, I see no reason why you should lose your warranty.
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@redenchilada I'm not saying everyone does, that is simply not true and I thoroughly agree that a lot of people are just abusing fear to give their point more strength there. There are enough companies that do, though. They most likely won't be using it to put you in jail, but to collect information about you which is quite valuable to advertisers and governments. Besides that, Free software has a practical reason for me: If a program is great, except from one tiny thing, I can fix that myself. I did this to Hotot, which was a nice StatusNet client (albeit buggy), but which only supported a 140 character limit. Because it was Free software, I could go into the code and edit that limit to 1000 characters myself, making it a lot more suitable for RDN, without breaking any laws. Besides that, free software has often proven to be safer, because companies can't get away with leaving security holes in it for years when they are aware of it until someone actively abuses it.
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@unhipdruid Okay, sleep well!
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@unhipdruid Well, that doesn't sound good. Are you, like, still alive?
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@unhipdruid Pretty much that but then on the software side, yes. How are you doing, by the way?
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@redenchilada I think every computer user should have that right, not just Linux users. It is a fact that users of Free operating systems obviously get that right more often than users of proprietary operating systems, but I do think Windows users should have the same rights.
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Oh, vim, if I could only find out how to regex search-and-replace for only the lines BELOW my cursor, that would be absolutely great (:%s/furtopia./freenode./g replaces literally every "furtopia." it can find =/)
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@unhipdruid @redenchilada No, I'm talking about "Free as in Freedom": https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software
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@unhipdruid Chrome is not free software, I'm pretty sure you know where this is going, go Firefox (or, even better, IceCat or IceWeasel)!
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@widget I know I won't get banned if you say it like that, and hopefully I never will get banned :x
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@welcomepony You never offer me hugs :( *forces a hug*
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It took me fifteen minutes to realize I should close my window now that it's raining. Better first post a dash about it.
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@kamikaze Two weeks only? Feels a lot longer...
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@greenenchilada Oh...
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@greenenchilada Not at all, I like him (when he's not busy, he's always busy v.v)
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@purplephish20 I can't recall Daffy's personality...
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@greenenchilada My mind doesn't read rot13, sorry.
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@greenenchilada He took it cool, but I know him well enough to notice that it bothered him.
