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[–] Mikufan@ani.social 96 points 3 months ago (41 children)

I have to disagree, Windows is never free, they sell all your data even when you buy it. Use Linux.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 87 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Linux isn't free because it uses your electricity

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 56 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well... Unless you hook it up to your neighbors outlet...

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't make it free. Somebody else is paying.

[–] halm@leminal.space 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, like online piracy. Got it! 🤣

[–] Dsklnsadog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nope. If the product is finished and you make a copy, nobody else is paying.

If you go to the store (90s style) and steal a copy, that's a whole different thing.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Go to rental place in the 90's/2000's

Rent things

Copy things

Return original - No harm | Return copy - ???

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Netflix DVD service is missed.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 6 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Uhmm its free for you... This is a piracy sub. Someone is always paying for something.

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

True, Linux isn't free because it uses electricity. It's free because it's licensed under the GNU General Public License which is designed to defend the freedom of its users.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

What? You don't say.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago

Those sneaky bastards.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Technically.... it's the hardware on your PC using all the electricity.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's the software that told it to do it.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not initially, it's an on off switch... technically.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago

At some point it was a twinkle in Charles Babbage's eyes 👀:-D.

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