Guys, why don't you donate to the FSF? I donated $20.

Because they don't do anything useful anymore and spend donation money on diversity bullshit

I donated $100 at one point

>donate $100
>they use it to pay trannies and pajeets, anyone except a fucking white male
No thanks

>>58742367
Thanks anon :D.

>>58742356
Why don't you donate your code and time to make what they do more useful? Money's not the only way to donate senpai.

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>>58742338
>Guys, why don't you donate to the FSF?
I don't support communism.

FSF basically states that the work of programmers should be free. They don't want me to make living as a programmer and are destroying value of software.

You've heard of American Medical Association, right? They advocate prices of procedures and they ensure that physicians across the US are paid well.

FSF does the opposite. They advocate that all the work done by programmers must be free and they devalue contributions that programmers make. They make it harder to find employment in the US as a programmer and they make it harder for programmers to get paid well.

Only retards support FSF. If you give money to FSF and you work as a programmer or software engineer, FUCK YOU, you piece of stupid shit! You're literally paying to have yourself fired.

>>58742424
Basically this

Having that commie fuck stickied is a fucking disgrace

>>58742402
If my code or time was useful, why would I associate it with the fsf instead of just making use of it?

>>58742424
The AMA is a form of government enforcement to help entitled cry babies that felt like common man shouldn't afford healthcare. They are the reason why healthcare is so expensive in America. Fuck off bootlicker

>>58742338
I'm not going to pay for that dirty hippie's lunch money.

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>the irony
>fsf needs donation money so that "free software" survives
>basically paying for free software instead of just buying quality proprietary software

>>58742424
>>58742526

There are other ways of making money. The open source community is flourishing because any truly useful piece of software is not only highly complex but needs to be constantly worked on. Red hat is an example of such a model working extremely well.

>>58742514
That's your right if you don't want to donate. Software freedom is ever more important, remember that in the future!

>>58742542
flourishing my ass

go make a goddamn file picker with thumbnails and then come back you commie nigger

>>58742338
They're actually doing good work aside for the recent California thing.
Why is it OK to hide _criminal_ activity of someone who is brown, but not all personal information for all people?
They lost allot of respect because of that.

>>58742542
>Red hat is an example of such a model working extremely well
it is also funded by the US gov't.

>>58742526
>proprietary software
>quality

What is Windows? A steaming pile of dog shit! Fuck you anon!

>>58742562
0/10 b8 m8

>>58742565
Yes, they are paid to support their software, just like any other customer. Openstack is huge, and redhat is growing!

>>58742526
>basically paying for free software instead of just buying quality proprietary software
Then buy free hardware instead: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/catalog
Wireless adapters requiring no proprietary firmware, etc.

>>58742542
>There are other ways of making money.
What if I want to get paid as a programmer? Why should I have to work as a fucking waiter and get paid peanuts if I'm a programmer?

All you FSF shitheads are fucking retarded. You're basically advocating that your profession is worthless.

>>58742500
Because software freedom is extremely important going forward, as more and more companies exploit data and information gathered from us. All people should have the freedom to know what their software is doing and be able to freely modify it.

>>58742338
I don't even have $20 in my bank account man.

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>>58742562
>go make a goddamn file picker with thumbnails and then come back you commie nigger
:)))

>>58742580
What 0/10
Listen nigger only one distro has a functioning file picker that works out of the box

I'm gonna run over you fucking scum I swear to god

>>58742587
You might want to read the rest of the post. You can write software and get paid for it....software development is part of the support model!

I attended a lecture Stallman gave today in Detroit, and it made me want to get involved in free software development. He brought up reverse engineering, and it sounds interesting, but I have no idea where to start.

>>58742587
Software freedom, anon. Do you speak it?

>>58742605
>I'm gonna run over you fucking scum I swear to god

wew lad

>>58742599
Where are the thumbnails you goddamn idiot????

Go open a file manager and compare the two

>>58742621
Its on the side you stupid autist

>>58742587
>What if I want to get paid as a programmer?
Most programmers are. Nothings stopping you from getting paid and also contributing to FLOSS. You can try to get a shekle for everything, but the no one will want your shit proprietary program.

>>58742611
Glad to hear it!

Write open source software and use a copy-left license to ensure it's freedom in the future like GPLv2 and v3.

There are lots of problems to be solved- it never hurts to 're-make' an existing program to learn how to program more. Making your own programs help you slowly write useful tooling for yourself and learn more about what makes good software.

>>58742636
Now have 50 similar pics with thumbnails that size you massive retard and try to find the one you need, not that png with 2 letters

>>58742587
There's actually a decent argument, the issues with airport software underline it for one, monolithic structures built by people who were just fired or left and nobody knows how to work on it so they just add another layer.
Also as time goes on programs get bigger and bigger, it's harder to keep something like windows properly managed which is why it's in the state it's in.
A large company has to higher hundreds of people for a 9-5, 5 day a week jobs; thousands of man hours.
Free software gets bits and pieces from thousands or more, and has a central team working on it; millions of man hours.
Have a look at anthills that have had metal pored down them,It's a good example of many doing "some" as apposed to a few doing "allot"

>>58742652
>shifting the goalposts this hard

>>58742690
>damage control
You open a folder with one image and it's a fucking png that is really easy to see

Let's see more actual images huh?

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>>58742652
Really makes me wonder how much you're getting paid to shill misinformation of such low-effort caliber.

>>58742761
Yeah nice cropped """"""file picker"""""" you got there friendo

>>58742589
>Because software freedom is extremely important
Yes, and the fsf does not particularly aid software freedom anymore. They just waste money and time doing stupid shit that doesn't actually further their stated goals. Your money, time, and code would be better invested elsewhere if your goal is to promote software freedom. They will be wasted in the fsf

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I would, but I'm poorfag NEET living on $220 monthly NEET dollars, otherwise I would though. Money's real tight for me when it comes to my autist bucks. Trying to get off shitty welfare and on ssi familia.

>>58742805
Please don't enable nigger cattle herders

(((GNU))) is just capitalism for NEETs -- free labor, no big bucks, but consider Stallman does nothing but eat toe jam and travel the world and he has everything taken care of financially.

>>58742791
https:// media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/free-software-stories-from-fsf30-640-webm/

It does lots for the world! Using a GPL license at least guarantees the freedom of your code going into the future so that others may freely modify and contribute to your code.

I don't like RMS.

He's doing more harm than good for the free software movement these days.

>>58742874
post your email man, if you need money you just need to ask. Stop saying the fsf does anything useful anymore, it is not true.

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>>58742424
Fuck off Microsoft.

Giving money to Microsoft is fucking stupid, money is better spent with open source software.

>>58742874
>It does lots for the world!
It used to. It doesn't anymore. The GPL is their ancient claim to fame and it's only gotten worse over the years.

Honestly you seem like an absolute zealot for the fsf.

>>58742915
I don't need any money. I just encourage software freedom :^). I contribute with code mostly. Everyone can help somehow to preserve software freedoms.

>>58742937
>Honestly you seem like an absolute zealot for the fsf.

> stallman on the sticky

>>58742943
So when are you going to code an actual file picker? Windows had better solution 2 decades ago

>>58742964
Son, your code must be terrible if that's all you can muster up for b8.

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>>58742783
What's the problem, bud?

>>58742424
>implying proprietary software net income goes to programmers and not jews

>>58742978
Jokes on you I use windows
The sad reality is shitnux doesn't have a basic functionality and it's this fucking easy to trigger freetards
Lay off the desktop threads ricing and fix your precious OS :P

>>58742987
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>58743014

Autism the reply

>>58743014
>shitnux doesn't have a basic functionality

> Linux is literally used on almost all super computers.

:^D

>>58743014
you know, if you're really going to bitch and moan that much you could just modify GTKFileChooser yourself and make the thumbnails bigger, grandpa.

>>58742338
I love he's shoes where did he buy them?

>>58743029
Well looks like I got btfo hehe

>>58743035
year of the linux soon :)))

>>58743038
No thanks, I like my OS working out of the box written by actual people not manchildren hobbyists that can't implement 1990s feature

>>58743055
I don't know anon, I didn't ask him, but they do look very comfy!

>>58742338
We used to shoot communists, not give fucking money to them.

>>58743098
GPL is preserving freedom, not free as in beer :^).

>>58742338
I like (most of) their goals, but I have my doubts about their effectiveness and focus. If I'm going to give, I'd rather give to specific projects.

>>58743235
>I'd rather give to specific projects.
Awesome, any contribution to GPL code is a great help!

>>58743235
>>58743269

A fun first project is Doom if you wanna hack around on that :), can make your own cool mods.

https:// github.com/TTimo/doom3.gpl

I'd rather donate to the Linux foundation.

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>>58742424

Commercial software takes away jobs from on-demand projects and taylored software, it already took a lot of jobs in the 80's.

Net income from big commercial proprietary software never goes to programmers.

You can get more money by fundraising personal projects at kickstart.

You can re-use open source software for your job and get money from it.

You can live as a freelancer or start your business using and re-conditioning open source software.

The many different open source institutions pay people to work for open source.

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>>58742599
You call that piece of shit a file manager?

lel

>>58743235

Look we all know the majority of donations go to paying RMS salary so he can go around the world and tell people about how great free software is.

It's not like your money is going to pay for say developers time. It's RMS salary and lawyers.

>>58742338
>Guys, why don't you donate to the FSF?
because they hire sjw trannies. i dont donate hard earned money just to leftists can inject their gender bullshit into technology. fsf can suck my dick.

>>58743411
A lot of programmers are getting paid to develop free software, and the FSF itself started this trend, just look at BASH.

Fuck off.

>>58743425
>because they hire sjw trannies. i dont donate hard earned money just to leftists can inject their gender bullshit into technology. fsf can suck my dick.

Thanks senpai! I'll keep that in mind. :3

>>58743425
>fsf can suck my dick.
fuck off fag

>>58743426

Yes, lots are. None are employed by the FSF.

>>58743472
go tell lies somewhere else faggot

i don't agree with everything the FSF does but freedom is too important for the other stuff to get in the way. other stuff can be dealt with later.

>>58742338
What kind of stickers should I put in my think pad?

>>58742338
They don't take paypal

>>58742338
Because I'd rather donate to OpenBSD.

>>58744360
>What kind of stickers should I put in my think pad?
"I'm autistic and learning english. talk to me"

>>58742338

I don't support communism.

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>>58742542
>Red hat is an example of such a model working extremely well
muh systemd
muh pulseaudio

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>>58744360

>>58742338
1% of my tax goes to local fsf, because they translate some important sw.

>>58742573
>Fuck you anon!

>>58742338
I wear a suit and tell people about the good word of GNU/Linux

I tell them why they should use open source and then finish with a reading from the old UNIX testament.

>>58742338
I support EFF instead.
FSF is more about promoting the idea of free software (in a world where everyone that matters agrees) and funding of GNU projects (mostly patching jobs which is why they have time for gender politics).
EFF supports projects that are critical to the spirit of free software.
They are more active and I find them more relevant.

>>58742338
looks like he has two slightly different shoes.

>>58743365
>open source
nonfree pig disgusting

>>58747404
>(in a world where everyone that matters agrees)
Pretty sure most politicians have no idea what free software is and why it would be a good thing (or even worse, are opposed to it). Aren't these people that matter a lot?

EFF is pretty cool though.