mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agoWhat are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux?mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI would never willingly use proprietary software. I don’t mind paying if I also have access to source code that is licensed foss.
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI wish that was possible, but it’s not feasible to get a lot done on a 15 year old ThinkPad or whatever, that doesn’t have any proprietary firmware.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYou can at least use foss apps and keep the binaries to a minimum
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAgree, I just wouldn’t call that “never willingly using proprietary software”.
I would never willingly use proprietary software. I don’t mind paying if I also have access to source code that is licensed foss.
I wish that was possible, but it’s not feasible to get a lot done on a 15 year old ThinkPad or whatever, that doesn’t have any proprietary firmware.
You can at least use foss apps and keep the binaries to a minimum
Agree, I just wouldn’t call that “never willingly using proprietary software”.