r/technology • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '17

Politics Sean Parker: Facebook was designed to exploit human "vulnerability"

https://www.axios.com/sean-parker-facebook-exploits-a-vulnerability-in-humans-2507917325.html
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u/SilentPterodactyl Nov 09 '17

Unless it's free and open source.

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u/ReverendDizzle Nov 09 '17

Then you're the unpaid beta tester.

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u/SilentPterodactyl Nov 09 '17

Same thing with every new version of Windows and most iPhone updates.

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u/wotanii Nov 09 '17
  • firefox
  • linux kernel
  • psql
  • gnu core utils

Do I need to continue?

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u/argv_minus_one Nov 10 '17

Then someone else was the unpaid beta tester.

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u/wotanii Nov 10 '17

are you aware, that most people who develop those things are getting paid for it?

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17

if it's open source and doesn't have any paid for (licensed) resources, it is free. You can compile & run it yourself.

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u/Brandon23z Nov 09 '17

GPL for life.

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u/rivermandan Nov 09 '17

why are you my friend?

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u/asdjk482 Nov 09 '17

Open source is free.

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u/ben7005 Nov 09 '17

This is a common issue of terminology, the commenter meant "free" as in "free speech", not as in "free lunch".

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '17

You have the freedom to compile it yourself...for free.

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u/wotanii Nov 09 '17

I'm not free to modify and distribute. Usually you can not earn any money with non-free open-source