<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Proprietary software does not automatically mean vendor lock-in. A function to block stolen laptops has nothing to do with vendor lock-in. It is a useful feature that, frankly, I would love to have on Linux as well.<br><br></div>But also no, I did not compare free software and vendor lock-in. I compared the problems generated by both of these situations. And that if on the basis of a problem with proprietary software the OP seemed to be ok with saying "don't" to the whole proprietary system (that works very-very well 99.9% of the time), then consistently applied such an approach should lead him to say "no" to all of Linux as well.<br></div><div><br><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 1:01 PM, David Runge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@sleepmap.de" target="_blank">dave@sleepmap.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 2017-12-04 11:52:30 (+0100), Louigi Verona wrote:<br>
> You realize, of course, that this is probably a bug and that this was not<br>
> intended by Apple? You should also understand that millions of people are<br>
> using Macs everyday and their data doesn't get lost, right?<br>
</span>Probably.<br>
<br>
But do you really want to compare vendor lock-in with your personal<br>
problems with free software?<br>
Apples and oranges.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> Because, if not, I can supply many-many stories where I would loose data<br>
> because of stupid Linux machines, lose gigs because suddenly the music<br>
> software wouldn't start, although it did just yesterday. There are enough<br>
> problems that stem from software not having an owner that from it "being<br>
> controlled" by someone else. And then after bashing Linux, I can finish my<br>
> email with a dramatic "don't".<br>
><br>
> Any system can fail, and it is never at the right time. And in my<br>
> experience, proprietary systems are generally much more stable than floss,<br>
> and are less likely to fail suddenly and without warning.<br>
><br>
> For instance, when preparing for the Sonoj convention, I had Carla start<br>
> crashing on me and I could not complete music examples. I eventually had to<br>
> revert to FLStudio to make them.<br>
><br>
> At the Sonoj Convention, 10 minutes before my dj set, Mixxx has deleted all<br>
> of my tracks library and I had to frantically search for a fix. I found a<br>
> workaround, but could not include a couple of new tunes into the set.<br>
><br>
> Did I write a post blaming floss for that? No.<br>
</span>Software has bugs. Your setup might as well.<br>
I had Ardour crash on me during a performance. Shit happens. I still use<br>
it ;-)<br>
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Best,<br>
David<br>
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