[LAD] Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, as fast and wide as you can.

[Louigi Verona]

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.

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.



On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 1:01 PM, David Runge <dave at sleepmap.de> wrote:

> On 2017-12-04 11:52:30 (+0100), Louigi Verona wrote:
> > You realize, of course, that this is probably a bug and that this was not
> > intended by Apple? You should also understand that millions of people are
> > using Macs everyday and their data doesn't get lost, right?
> Probably.
>
> But do you really want to compare vendor lock-in with your personal
> problems with free software?
> Apples and oranges.
>
> > Because, if not, I can supply many-many stories where I would loose data
> > because of stupid Linux machines, lose gigs because suddenly the music
> > software wouldn't start, although it did just yesterday. There are enough
> > problems that stem from software not having an owner that from it "being
> > controlled" by someone else. And then after bashing Linux, I can finish
> my
> > email with a dramatic "don't".
> >
> > Any system can fail, and it is never at the right time. And in my
> > experience, proprietary systems are generally much more stable than
> floss,
> > and are less likely to fail suddenly and without warning.
> >
> > For instance, when preparing for the Sonoj convention, I had Carla start
> > crashing on me and I could not complete music examples. I eventually had
> to
> > revert to FLStudio to make them.
> >
> > At the Sonoj Convention, 10 minutes before my dj set, Mixxx has deleted
> all
> > of my tracks library and I had to frantically search for a fix. I found a
> > workaround, but could not include a couple of new tunes into the set.
> >
> > Did I write a post blaming floss for that? No.
> Software has bugs. Your setup might as well.
> I had Ardour crash on me during a performance. Shit happens. I still use
> it ;-)
>
>
> Best,
> David
>
> --
> https://sleepmap.de
>



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Louigi Verona
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