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I love opensource because over the last 2 years using Blender, all bugs I submitted were worked on and resolved. (piefed.zip)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dil@piefed.zip to c/blender@lemmy.world

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Corporations only care about corporate clients and don't give a sht when I report bugs. They get put on the backburner, meanwhile with Blender I get an instant response everytime. I'm not used to reporting bugs and actually getting results. It makes me more confident and excited to use the software knowing any issues I face will prob be fixed if I report them.

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[–] JTode@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You didn't have Open Source until 1996, Free Software was invented by RMS a number of years before that. Where do you get the authority to declare that "Free & Open Source" are somehow connected?

Open Source acquires the methodology of Free Software, while jettisoning the ethics. It came years after and was consciously invented as a way of maintaining control of the software, with the option to Close it anytime they like.

As I said elsewhere, those who control Open Source can Close the Source anytime they like. Free Software cannot. Do you see?

[–] zaubentrucker@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

I see your point and I too believe that making free software is the ethical way.

Yet, I also believe that having the source code available is valuable by itself. At least from a perspective of a developer that has to depend on corporate software. I see open source as a subset of the rights of free software.