@vltr I am not a Jedi, at best, perhaps a Jawa (or maybe Minifree and
Technoethical are Jawas). Our computers would be our droids. Some droids work
for the Empire, some work for us. I use Libre technology and help others
install and use it as well but am not a developer per se. But there are
Jedi's out there. I have seen it before. I would have a hardware issue with
my computer and go on an IRC looking for help. Research would show I have no
driver and none exists, and some IRC lurker from nowhere just makes and sends
me the driver I need and then I never hear from her/him again. THAT is a
freakin' Jedi. They come in all shapes and walks and all disciplines. Just
people who step into your life to fix something, even though there is no
personal gain, and dissapear.
Sometimes people go to the dark side and write propritary software, but then,
like the guy who founded Audacity, use their oodles of proprietary profit to
make Audacity.
It is good to be skeptical of binarisms. There needs to be an equilibrium,
but as it stands, there is none. We are are in a world where free (as in
freedom) hard and software is an exception rather than the rule. We need to
restore a balance to society and level the playing field a bit...make that
level it a lot.
As for The Force. Let me tell you a story; whenever Harrison Ford was told by
fans, "Use the force!" His reply was, "Force yourself. "
