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On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:34:59 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> -hh wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
> 
>> <bs snip>
>>
>> Sure, but it is only the Linux DIY fanboys would choose to walk over a
>> mile of glass and hot lava just to save 59 cents.
> 
> You are a limp-wristed drama queen. :-D
> 
> At worst some free-software-only users sacrifice proprietary
> featureitis.
> 
> And at work?  Let the Corp pay for said featureitis.

At the corp where I work 'free' was a big selling point.