@BruceBee I guess I see the software we use, like other tools, as an extension of our own bodies, our selves. In the same way I wouldn't find it acceptable for the glasses I see through to function only on the basis of a licence agreement with the manufacturer, I think it's fair that our means of productivity and communication shouldn't be solely beholden to commercial interests.

I don't necessarily object to the existence of commercial software, but I definitely object to it being compulsory.

Where that original post was coming from is that if you have skills, you can largely opt out of commercial software, but most outreach from the open source movement looks more like "you too can become one of the chosen skilled people" than "even if you have no interest in computers, your rights and interests matter". I happen to know and love many people who will never become skilled computer touchers.