@charlie_root @dcc @Goalkeeper @Volkish_Observer @tyler @PalePimp @gvs >if you want a competitive edge in the craft or field you are apart of.
Freedom comes first - technical superiority is a secondary concern, but as it turns out, GNU software is often technically superior.

>if Linux was so freeing, why is not the #1 platform for video game production or music production, let alone art, video editing
Linux is proprietary software, so it doesn't do any freeing.

You want a free version of Linux; https://gnu.org/software/linux-libre


windows is the most popular OS for video game production, or music production or art or video editing simply because that was the OS that came on the computer and how most users don't install another OS.

Popularity is not a concern - while it might be a faster road, it leads to the wrong place.


Even then, Krita is quite popular when it comes to art production and GIMP is quite popular when it comes to image manipulation.

Blender is also very popular when it comes to 3D modelling and animation and it does get a lot of professional use.

KDEnlive is very popular for basic video editing.

ffmpeg is arguably the most popular video encoder/decoder - too bad most people don't realize that they're using it.


When it comes to computing freedom, GNU/Linux-libre is the #0 platform - nothing else compares - even possibly comparable, but inferior OS's like the BSDs are proprietary.

>The only thing I see as free is the zero dollars in my wallet using it.
Yes, it usually is gratis as it's not like sending a copy costs anything, but it's quite sad that you cannot see the freedom.

>you Linooks fanboys want to keep us broke and on the island of broken toys. Hard pass...
I am not a fan of Linux.

I want users to escape the shackles of proprietary enslavement and come to freedom, but doing so requires the user deciding to fight for their own freedom no matter what it takes.

It's very popular to claim that the floating GNU/Island is full of broken software, but I'm not having issues with fully free systems - I'm posting from one now even (spoiler; proprietary shit is always so broken it's sad).