Doomsdrzej
On Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:29:24 -0500, chrisv wrote:

chrisv
Doomsdrzej wrote:

Doomsdrzej
As such, I keep getting drawn back to Linux. Windows works better for certain things and is especially better for gaming, but the use of proprietary software, honestly, goes against my principles.

chrisv
There is nothing wrong with proprietary software, per se. Certainly, the paranoid will always prefer OSS.

Doomsdrzej
Ten years ago, I wouldn't have believed that the producers of proprietary software are secretly putting something in there to spy on users and sell our private data. In 2017, I'm no longer as naive.

I still think that the people behind excellent software should be remunerated,

chrisv
They are compensated "well enough", or they wouldn't do it. However, nature of these markets means that most cutting-edge or specialty/prefessional software will be closed-source.

Doomsdrzej
I'm the type of guy who would donate to someone like Clement Lefebvre, who does a spectacular job with Linux Mint, even if someone told me that he was compensated well enough. At the end of the day, he's using his own personal time to provide the world with a great product without any guarantee that he will receive money for it. Such a leap of faith deserves to be rewarded, in my opinion.

but I would hope that in exchange these people would be willing to allow an experienced, ethical programmer to look at the code if there was even a doubt that the software was working against the user.

chrisv
Not a very practical solution, really.

Doomsdrzej
I know, but we can all have our ideals.