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It's almost like proprietary software is built to maximize shareholder profits above user friendliness
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this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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What if the open source software is forcing people to see AI?
Fork!
Fork people who come up with it right in the hand.
Comment it out
That's the neat thing about open source: you can change it!
It's like the difference between renting and owning. When you rent, you can't really do much. If you own, if you don't like the wall color, paint it! Or tear it down, or DON'T replace the carpets! Or take a hammer and put holes in the wall to see what's inside.
And, because it's digital, you can make a million copies or delete them! It's like a holodeck! You do what you want. It serves you!
Bold of you to assume it hasn't been bought, sued or destroyed by MS, Amazon, Google or Meta by that time.