Post B2vbTwNnSRodRsGseu by dante@masto.posting.haus
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 (DIR) Post #B2vbTwNnSRodRsGseu by dante@masto.posting.haus
       2026-02-03T00:03:11Z
       
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       RE: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116002605778465161crazy to me that there are people in the comments to this saying "well open source software doesn't outlast closed either". It does! the whole point is that if you have the source code, you can compile the software yourself and run it in an environment that it was built for. Software doesn't "go bad", the environment around it changes and thus it needs to be updated -- but that doesn't change the underlying point which is if the software is controlled by a larger entity, it CAN "go bad"
       
 (DIR) Post #B2vbU4xXZRA2333XU0 by dante@masto.posting.haus
       2026-02-03T00:04:37Z
       
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       i'm not even a massive FOSS devotee (i am typing this on a win10 computer) but this is basic shit. The way that people -- particularly younger generations unforch -- have grown to understand software as a dependent/online *suite* of applications that are constantly phoning home for god-knows-what is so frustrating. you can have programs that just run locally! you don't even HAVE to update them!
       
 (DIR) Post #B2vbUDDmquuTfkicuu by dante@masto.posting.haus
       2026-02-03T00:06:50Z
       
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       the only web applications you should trust are those you host yourself!!!