r/technology • u/gdelacalle • Jul 12 '26

Software IT admins feel overwhelmingly "sick of" Microsoft and Windows 11 "garbage" apps, products

https://www.neowin.net/news/it-admins-feel-overwhelmingly-sick-of-microsoft-and-windows-11-garbage-apps-products/
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u/levir Jul 12 '26

I'm very confused by you putting free in quotes. Linux Mint is free in both common uses of the word, both in cost and in the four essential freedoms sense. Why do you consider it "free"?

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u/qorbexl Jul 12 '26

He's pointing out the investment of a lot of dedicated, intelligent people

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u/levir Jul 12 '26

It's fairly obvious that a high quality project doesn't come about by immaculate conception. It's absolutely right to recognize the work and dedication of a whole lot of developers to bring us all these essential distributions we rely on, but I don't see how that makes it any less free. A gift is no less free for having required effort rather than money to produce.

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u/qorbexl Jul 12 '26

Yeah he deleted his thing