Just saw a "free software" manifesto that actually says that "software should be written for programmers", and... how can anyone be this dense? If software is only usable by a small percentage of people with highly specialized technical skills, it's not really free, is it? You're just replacing one gatekeeper with another.
Instead of software being controlled by capitalistic monopolists, you're advocating it be controlled by a small technocratic elite. That's not better!!!
@matt except when you realise that everybody can #program, just like everybody can read, write or count.
The #freedom that #FreeSoftware spreads is not just the freedom to use.
We want you to become an #hacker.
The freedom we care about is the freedom to #hack, the freedom to to build upon what we know so that you can teach us more!
#Free Software is a #political movement, actually.
The movement of #hackers, the pursuit of #curiosity on a global scale, spread through #software #hacking.
@Shamar Nope shutting people down because they use "improper" grammar is also gatekeeping rooted in classism, racism and elitism and it also needs to die. Whether someone wants to master the grammatical structures imposed on them by their oppressors is irrelevant to whether they deserve freedom and happiness. I don't need your condescending bullshit to know the ways in which I'm oppressed, thanks
@Shamar I disagree. People shouldn't need a desire to learn how to program in order to use computers. Comparing it to reading or counting is a total false equivalency. People don't need to learn all of the rules of grammar and sentence structure or be able to spell perfectly in order to read a book.