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 <d...@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 > -- Louigi Verona https://www.patreon.com/droning https://louigiverona.com/
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