I decided a few months ago to convert all my computers, and hopefully in the near future my mobile internet-connected devices (haven't found a good solution yet), to Linux. My Desktop runs GNU\/Linux, my Laptop runs GNU\/Linux, my server(s) runs GNU\/Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is becoming increasingly clear to me that a computer user has ended up in a constant war to be allowed to experience and treat his hardware and software as his property. It is telling that it has become a political struggle to be able to repair your own purchased products (https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/<\/a> and https:\/\/repair.eu\/<\/a> ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything that has to be settled politically is in my opinion a losing battle for citizens and consumers. What is\/was wrong with the shoemaker's relationship with his customer? Does that require political interference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The software world it is increasingly moving towards a model that software is no longer owned by you, but that you \u201crent\u201d it. If you rent something, there are often conditions attached to it, a condition can be not to copy the software and pass it on to others, there would be something to be said for that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n But what if there is a condition that, for example, you are not allowed to edit nude photos in a photo editing program because the owner doesn't like anything nude, or that you can only edit classical music in a DAW, which is the owner's favorite music, or that you are no longer allowed to edit videos that have a different narrative than the owner's favorite and trusted broadcaster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n When was the last time you read the terms and conditions often attached to the software you use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n But whether Linux has the future remains to be seen<\/a> ... Microsoft is known for seeing Linux as an enemy and a threat<\/a>, and an enemy is closer than a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The videos below may clarify things better than I can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n