Linux is Not Free/Libre If DRM is Adopted and Open Source is Meaningless in the Age of Openwashing | Linux Today

Linux is Not Free/Libre If DRM is Adopted and Open Source is Meaningless in the Age of Openwashing

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Roy Schestowitz
Aug 31, 2019

Free/Open Source software (FOSS) and (GNU/)Linux don’t quite change the world as much as they’re being changed by monopolies (software, hardware and entertainment) to suit their agenda and eliminate any remnants of freedom

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Roy Schestowitz

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