XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-12-27 3:05 p.m., Tyrone wrote:   
   > On Dec 27, 2025 at 12:56:54 AM EST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:20:35 +0000, Tyrone wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> It runs the software I want to run. That's all that matters.   
   >>   
   >> Where is there a proprietary platform that still offers you that   
   >> choice? They are all trying to push you into fitting better into   
   >> their business model nowadays.   
   >   
   > Huh?  All the software I want to run is on Apple. Both free and paid for.   
   > That is my choice. I run Windows (when I need to) in a VM on Macs.  The   
   > Windows license was $18. The VM software is free.   
   >   
   > Any more questions?   
      
   Admittedly, I don't need to have an open-source operating system to run   
   the open-source tools I rely on. They work just fine in Windows.   
      
   >> Only Open Source still offers you the freedom to run exactly what you   
   >> want to run.   
   >   
   > No it doesn't, because the software I want to run is NOT free/open source.   
   >   
   > But since it is all about "freedom", I freely choose Apple. You are free to   
   > choose whatever YOU like.   
      
   Your choice is an elegant one.   
      
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