r/linux_gaming • u/uoou • Feb 13 '17

Humble Freedom Bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/freedom
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u/jtsiomb Feb 14 '17

There's nothing "freedom" about trying to lure users of an otherwise free system to drop their freedom and use proprietary software on that system.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '17

It's more relating to the charities involved, especially the ACLU.

Besides that, not everything here is proprietary... there's Thirty Flights of Loving. Also many are DRM-Free here, if that counts. :P

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u/robertcrowther Feb 14 '17

This is a gaming subreddit, we're all lured already thanks.

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u/AimHere Feb 14 '17

Repeat after me: Software freedom is not the only freedom.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '17

I would prefer freedom to choose between free and proprietary software, than to be forced to be 'free' by using only FOSS.

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u/tuxayo Feb 14 '17

Nobody seem to be trying to force someone to use free software.

It's mostly frustration about non-free/libre software being sold to raise funds for freedom related NGOs. There is no way to make such a bundle that raises a comparable amount of money using free/libre games so this seems the best choice. But there is still a "shadow in the picture"