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   Stephen (stephenharlow@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 15:37:56 JST Stephen

   I'm trying to convince my design student daughter to try #Scribus as a #FOSS alternative to Adobe® InDesign® and I noticed NZ's Resene Paints is a partner!
   https://www.scribus.net/

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 15:37:51 JST 翠星石

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     • Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿
     • Josh Campbell
     @lightweight @stephenharlow @lightshow If Adobe's malware is the industry standard, there is no industry.
     
     There is only Adobe dictating whether they'll allow each of their subsidiaries to operate (licensing server down or in sanctioned country? say goodbye to that subsidiary), how their subsidiaries will operate and how much the dividend will be (pray that Adobe doesn't increase their dividend too much the next subscription price hike).
     
     Yes, that's right - if you don't control the software "your" business requires to operate, you don't control the business - the business is under the control of a malicious multinational corporation, meaning it is merely a subsidiary such corporation.
     
     
     The first chaining of the malware is only discounted - it's not even gratis or even discounted that much.
     
     
     The only software that can possibly become an industry standard is free software, as each company then has control over their own business and can agree to standardize on formats and communication protocols etc.
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     Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 15:37:52 JST Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

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     • Josh Campbell

     @stephenharlow @lightshow yes, I've had words with my boy's vice principal who sent an email to all students' parents encouraging them to use the 'student discount' to buy copies of Adobe products. I (delicately) likened it to being a dope dealer on behalf of Adobe - first hit's free(ish). But she was unimpressed. She, too, made the 'industry standard' excuse, but it's a totally depraved practice.

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     Stephen (stephenharlow@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 15:37:53 JST Stephen

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     • Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿
     • Josh Campbell

     @lightweight @lightshow Will do🤞 It's so frustrating that educators hide behind that Industry®Standard® excuse, meanwhile students pay (and it started at high school!)

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     Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 (lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Mar-2025 15:37:56 JST Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

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     • Josh Campbell

     @stephenharlow we used to use that in my company - my colleague @lightshow was a dab hand with it - it's a seriously powerful publishing tool... let us know how you (and your student) go with it!