www/philosophy free-software-even-more-importan...

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       17/01/07 22:02:09

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-software-even-more-important.html 

Log message:
        Mention the likelihood that proprietary software is addictive or
        manipulative, with link.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.21&r2=1.22

Patches:
Index: free-software-even-more-important.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html,v
retrieving revision 1.21
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -b -r1.21 -r1.22
--- free-software-even-more-important.html      6 Jan 2017 22:25:44 -0000       
1.21
+++ free-software-even-more-important.html      7 Jan 2017 22:02:09 -0000       
1.22
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
 its users.  That is unjust in itself, and tempts the developer to
 mistreat the users in other ways.</p>
 
+<p>Even when proprietary software isn't downright malicious, its
+developers have an incentive to make
+it <a 
href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-technology-hijacks-people-s-minds-from-a-magician-and-google-s-design-ethicist-1300144185";>addictive,
+controlling and manipulative</a>.  You can say, as does the author of
+that article, that the developers have an ethical obligation not to do
+that, but generally they follow their interests.  If you want this not
+to happen, make sure the program is controlled by its users.</p>
+
 <p>Freedom means having control over your own life.  If you use a
 program to carry out activities in your life, your freedom depends on
 your having control over the program.  You deserve to have control
@@ -350,7 +358,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2017/01/06 22:25:44 $
+$Date: 2017/01/07 22:02:09 $
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 </p>
 </div>