if your going to tell me to use vlc, you have a point but think of the average user, they are paying for it unironically 😭. just what have we come to...

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[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 108 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Imagine what the world would be like without free software.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 11 months ago (2 children)

i mean pirating would be a lot more relevant i guess, assuming the companys are just as big of dicks

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Pirating doesnt really exist without foss tho does it? All the tools, even just for dvd ripping could never exist the same way as closed source software.

[–] riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

have fun pirating stuff with your subscription based torrent client, that communicates home and whose operators know your payment information ;w;

[–] zarenki@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago

You joke, but it really exists: the company that acquired uTorrent 17 years ago now sells an ad-free version of their current torrent client as "BitTorrent Pro" for USD$20/year, or alternatively as part of a VPN service bundle for $70/year.

Needless to say, stick with FOSS clients like qBittorrent/Deluge/etc instead.

[–] euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago

dont give them ideas