• @tabular@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    If the goal is software freedom for everyone then proprietary software working on Linux isn’t the end goal. Maybe it’s good - a step towards the end game - but I worry it’s a peak which is difficult to get down and up to a higher peak. Proprietary software on Linux is convenience above freedom.

    • @XPost3000@lemmy.ml
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      22 years ago

      Yeah, that’s what I’m getting at, proprietary software on Linux is just a step forward towards a fully FOSS future

      For the most part, there aren’t many professional fields that have a good FOSS option, so in the meantime their only option is to keep using the industry standard until a good alternative matures like Blender has

      At the very least, people would have the freedom to not use microsoft or apple while still working professionally in their respective industry, so that’s more free overall

    • @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      AutoCAD has been industry standard for 40 years now, and it’s never going away. Can’t run it on Linux. It and Revit are 100% mandatory in construction/ arch / engineering