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[-] kraniax@lemmy.wtf 9 points 11 months ago

Can we ban posts promoting the use of proprietary software?

[-] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, people don't realize that just because a software is available for Linux, it isn't acceptable that it's proprietary.

I don't care what other people uses, but posts promoting it shouldn't be allowed in a Linux community.

[-] SpookyOperative 12 points 11 months ago

I think that's ridiculous. I vastly prefer FOSS and so I won't use this, but clearly professional software being ported to Linux is a big deal for Linux and its userbase.

Should we ban discussion about any distro that's not certified by the FSF? Should we ban news about proprietary Nvidia drivers?

[-] doktorseven@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

From the same people jerking themselves off over steam being on Linux.

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