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zufallsheld 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's goi...

That's the good thing with open source. You can theoretically fork it and remove what prevents you from using Kate as root.

ReptileMan 6 months ago | [–]

Sure. But the malaise of smug people taking decisions that are outside of the scope of the software is creeping into linux too. It is up to me decide what is secure, not them.

tom_ 6 months ago | | [–]

It's smug people telling other people what to do all the way down!

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