El 2019-11-12 11:08, Roberto Beltran escribió: >> If the code is not released, it is not under the control of the user. >> Service as a Software Substitute (SaaSS) is a risk. > > Even if the code is released it's still not under the control of the > "user" if you mean the gamer. The actual user of the back-end software > is the server operator.
The user of the game is the gamer. He must be free. The server operator is not a game user. > There is no ethical basis for the gamer having > control over the server (someone else's computer). Not control over the server, but over the game he is playing. It must be the software that serves the user, not the user that serves the software, even if it were gratis. Interaction with other players is another issue which is desirable to be in control of the users because the server does not need to control such interaction, only to facilitate it. > I agree that SaaSS > is bad, but if the back-end is a service that is not a software > substitute, then there is no issue from a strictly freedom standpoint. Sure. The absolutely necessary operations that the users cannot be do themselves must unavoidably be on the server. But the game can in fact be operated on the users' machines. Lets not be tricked by SaaSS operators who try to draw a line closer and closer to having control over our computing. They hire the most intelligent people to lure us into servitude. It is very tempting because it is usually the most comfortable route. But we must resist fiercely and net give away our freedom for any reason. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
