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[-] Montagge@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago

Yes, snaps are just like manslaughter

[-] bear@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Me reacting to analogies with "Did you know these two things are not completely identical?", completely unburdened by the knowledge that I'm supposed to explain how the differences invalidate the comparison.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Driving drunk is factually stupid
Snaps are not
It's a bad analogy

[-] bear@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

I'd argue it's pretty stupid to use FOSS but then depend on a proprietary server that only one for-profit company is allowed to run to deliver all that software, trusting them to just never do wrong or leave you high and dry. I'd also argue it fits the analogy perfectly, because the analogy was about saying "I haven't had a problem yet" in response to being shown the potential problems of the action.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

But the problem with snaps is an opinion. If Canonical goes bonkers I'll just go use something else. Until then I don't have any issues with them using proprietary software within their own ecosystem.

[-] bear@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago

It's not an opinion that proprietary for-profit software will betray you, it is an inevitability. It has happened every single time. If it was FOSS, we could salvage it. It's proprietary, so we can't. When it fails it must simply be abandoned. I just hope you learn the right lesson when this happens.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago
[-] bear@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

WinRAR will either die, or be sold and squeezed by its new owners. Nobody lives forever and no asset goes unflipped in this market. You can say you won't update, but that just leaves you vulnerable.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Lasted longer than a lot of foss projects lol

[-] bear@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

If I were to list every FOSS project that has lasted longer, I'd have to spend all day writing the post. winRAR is unique in that it's one of the only pieces of long-lasting proprietary software that didn't die or turn to crap. Such things are not unique or even rare in FOSS.

[-] zzx@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] bort@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago
[-] Abnorc@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Snaps killed his family.

[-] zzx@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Me hate snap. Snap no good. Me no like snap. >:((((

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago

I mean, aren't they?

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