> On Mar 20, 2016, at 6:43 AM, Patrice Riemens <[email protected]> wrote: > > For Stallman, proprietary software is a fundamental obstacle to > freedom since the editor is able to decide the content, functionality, > impose censorship or deploy at will update.
I realize that this is a short interview, but I almost wish Stallman hadn't mentioned free software (his particular obsession, obviously, and a reasonable one), which could overshadow some much more basic concerns with FB. Using proprietary software is one thing--maybe it's inherently evil, maybe not--and collecting data on people's every movement is another. It's conceivable, just slightly, that Facebook could open-source all their software and not change their behavior a bit. If someone really wants to smother you, they can probably smother you with a cute photo of a kitten. --Dave. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected] # @nettime_bot tweets mail w/ sender unless #ANON is in Subject:
