@Shamar @oct2pus @lifning first, nice
#overuse of
#hashtags :p
second, being a programmer is instrumental in programming, and being a software developer is instrumental in software development. the userbase plays a role too, of course, with requesting features and providing bug reports. what does capitalism have to do with this?
i totally agree about the GNU tools. i disagree about calling "refraining from irrelevant political focus" equivalent to being a cultural slave, partially because i have no idea what the hell a "cultural slave" even is and i feel like it's a new colloquialism being thrown around.
freedom is important, yes, and software freedom *automatically* proposes allowing people from all walks of life to access this software. see the tor project for instance; it allows people from oppressive networks to safely engage in free discussion.
but software is equally important, because without it, what the hell are you going to make free? people seem to forget this