See, I was always basically told to just install Windows (which I'm forced to
use, like I've said before, because of this). They're not even giving the
GNU/Linux systems any sort of chance of being freedom-respecting. Yeah, I
could just install Adobe Flash on GNU/Linux, but then what will I do if it
breaks my system or causes too much trouble to deal with? Nobody but Adobe
can fix it. I'm sure that things won't change even though Flash is now almost
dead in GNU/Linux. They'll tell you to upgrade to the latest version when
they decide to update their user interface to Flash 12, you'll tell them that
Adobe no longer supports GNU/Linux and can't go past Flash 11, and they'll
just say to "use an operating system that supports Flash". That's not how you
fix anything, that's how you force others to use the software you want them
to use.
So, I have two choices: Use proprietary software, or fail high school. Of
course, I have to take the option of using proprietary software, because I do
want to move on in my education. It truly is frustrating, especially
considering I've wanted to switch to using only Free Software for at least a
year now, and am held back by doing so until I'm able to graduate.
I love my GNU/Linux setup (Parabola with a somewhat custom GUI with parts
from Xfce4, MATE and other applications built on top of Compiz), but I'm
forced to stay away from it.
Oh well.
