@davidgerard
You're right, that's why I mentioned "the movement". We need collective strategies for sure.

As someone who is gradually migrating towards open horizons, it's difficult to put into words how demoralizing it is to see "the old pros" decamping for BSD. The applications I need Linux for have taken decades to mature on the platform, and won't be serviced by BSD anytime soon.

Yes, people individually need things that work for them now. But BSD won't be a refuge for many, or for long; and suggestion here that this points to the suspicion that FOSS is a movement of selfish engineering that tells itself it's egalitarian.

Those with the privilege of technical aptitude can jump to an even more esoteric and obtuse alternative. But if we really think that Linux/FOSS is an escape hatch from big tech for everyone, there's a question of responsibility here.

You asked for specifics, I don't necessarily have any. It needs to be a collective effort. Blowing the horn like you guys are doing is an important start

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