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LibreOffice wee (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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Now. Why am I wrong for Libre

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[–] mech@feddit.org 53 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

$150

Per year, by the way

[–] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

massgrave.dev that's all I'm gonna say.

[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

I'd rather use a free alternative than run a script off a random website

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 hours ago

Would you prefer their GitHub?

I also use libreoffice but these people are far from a random website.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 2 points 3 hours ago

It's just the command that launches Microsoft's own official activation mechanism. It's hosted on GitHub, which Microsoft owns. Not technically legal, but also not some sketchy Internet crack.

[–] derek@infosec.pub 2 points 5 hours ago

I think you'd find more agreement stopping at "I'd rather use a free alternative". I agree with your sentiment. Repacing proprietary tools built by rent-seekers with volunteer/community run projects whose developers hold user freedom and choice in high regard is categorically better for most people.

Corporate requirements, vendor lock-in, and the friction of momentum make that tough for some people though. I'd still ask they give the alternatives a shot, of course, but I can understand why some might still choose the ideologically inferior option.

For those people? Having options like the open source circumvention tools mentioned allows them to continue using what they've paid for (and ought to ostensibly own) without being forced to pay extortion money to do so.

I think you got voted down due to your out-of-hand dismissal of that well engineered alternative with an uninformed value judgement.

tl;dr: you're correct on the first half but too hasty on the second half.