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Boycotting FOSS projects in the wake of the "buy canadian/european" movement makes no sense (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I've seen many threads suggesting products but they often don't mention FOSS projects, which should always be preferred to corporate software. With FOSS you are already boycotting capitalism, on either side. Free and Open Source ignores borders and shouldn't be categorized in nationalist terms, no matter where some of the maintainers happen to live.

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[-] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 months ago

I'm the most anti-American user on here and I agree.

I'd rather use USA-linked free software than Spotify.

[-] reboot6675@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Wasn't Spotify Swedish tho? But yeah

[-] Ferk@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think that's the point, he's saying he'd rather use USA-linked FOSS than non-USA proprietary software.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Didn't microsoft buy them?

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

No, they're still independent with majority of shares owned by their founders.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Ah ok, maybe that's why they arent enshittified that much then!

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