The free software community and me.

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

I talked about this last year to some extent: that's a good summary of the purely social aspects.

I've also recently realised, due to trying to use other people's computers, that I don't want to have to learn to use windows or Macos whatever it's called now. I've used both before - although the Mac made me cry every time i switched it on, as the apple interfaces are all opaque and confusing to me - but I'm happier using what i already understand.

I've also acquired some of Colin's politics on the matter, although in a more vague background way rather than anything I can actually articulate.

I feel that free software is a good implication of the principle 'from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs', and I think it contributes to harmony and joy not only by being easier to use but also by being about kindness, about giving of talent, more than profit. I like that.

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[shermarama]

Mac doesn't make much sense to me either. I was trying to do something using one the other week and the first instruction someone gave me was 'go to Finder' and I had to do quite a lot of looking to realise this was the very 80's-looking stylised face, and that Finder is the name of the file browser. Because obviously an icon that looks like files in a filing drawer is much less intuitive, right?