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@meejah @lightweight @Salty @jdmcg all this is true. You've no argument from me that providing FOSS first is the right way. Also, the *schools* should be paying for software they require students to use.

Just as most of the world uses Windows and Office, Adobe tools have become the standard in art and design and they're what universities will teach with and what employers will expect skills in.

I'm with you that we *should* be choosing FOSS; don't get me wrong. But a bunch of industries have ended up with particular corporate toolsets and holding our breath until we go red is likely not useful. It's pushing shit uphill with a pointy stick.

See also ProTools for music, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Da Vinci in cinema/TV, AutoDesk stuff in architecture, etc.

We should continue to advocate for FOSS, but also accept that there are some standard toolsets that have established themselves, even if we know there are (better) choices. Shouting (metaphorically speaking) “you should use Linux on the desktop and Libre Office” expresses a kind of belligerence FOSS advocates have become a little infamous for (and I have been particularly guilty of at times).