> I'm not really talking about the strictly technical capabilities of different > programs in side-by-side comparisons; I think discussions of libre vs. > non-libre software get bogged down in this sort of nonsense far too much. > For artists, as for a lot of other people, it is the *total* environment that > determines the final result.... And that environment involves many different > psychological intangibles apart from narrow quantifiable technical issues. > Using a Libre programming language allowed me to experiment in ways > I would not have pursued if I'd been fighting with some Adobe bloatware.
It could be argued that this could be done effectively with a different nonfree program; for me descriptions of the processes used to make art are much more convincing than a single work of art. What you wrote isn't (strictly) about technical capabilities, while seeing a computational image I think about technical capabilities possibly used to make it. > The Libre context also allowed me to have unrestricted communication > with the program's project leader so we could work on customizing the > software towards my artistic needs. In short, I'm pretty sure I used all of > the Four Freedoms multiple times in the process of developing my works. > And the pictures I made would not have been the same without the Four > Freedoms, if I could have produced the artworks at all. > > I hope I'm making my position more clear. If not, let me know. It's clear.
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