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  • I would describe it as software that is not 100% open source, and/or connects to services that run is not purely open source software connecting through standard protcols. It can’t have a proprietary connection.

    Basically, if both the software and the service do not run reprodible builds of the software, it is an anti-feature. For example, Proton, Telegram and NewPipe are open source apps, but the source code for their servers is not published so it’s a proprietary connection or servers run proprietary software, so those apps have anti-features.




  • uzi@lemmy.catoBritish Columbia@lemmy.caThe Case For A Fare-Free BC
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    No, because of different famiky members needing ti get to different cities without transfering, life is easier for everybody to own their own vehicle. There is greater personal freedom with owning a car or truck. More can get done in less time. Having children, teenagers, and parents, transit does not work. The more privately owned vehicles thIt’s strictly idealogues who are not raising a family who push so hard for transit.


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    That is a reflection of your lifestyle. It will never happen. Life is a lot better owning a vehicle. Married families with careers owning 2 vehicles. Between work, shopping, needing to get around town due to obligations outside of work, transit is not an option. Try arguing that everyone must use transit when you are raising 3 or 4 children.


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    And being a private corporation, if their money is taken they could shut down Translink and go out out of business. As long as it has private ownership, they can cancel all transit services anytime they want if the money is cancelled.

    No government legislation can stop a private business from shutting down. Transit will only be free by raising everybody’s taxes to take more of everybody’s money, as I said through higher sales taxes and/or higher income taxes for all people.