"If a product is free, then you're the product"Signal is freeLinux is freeShutting up is freeI'm starting to think this adage isn't accurate

@saraislet

The people who are butthurt over this post need to give their heads a shake. Free doesn't mean the same thing to everyone.

If you get a second hand lawnmower for free that requires a bunch of TLC to make work well, it still has that hidden cost of the time to fix it. Not everyone is equipped or knowledgeable enough to do small engine repair on an old gas mower. Even fewer understand anything about how a pushmower works. Just because it cost you $0 out of pocket initially doesn't mean the time investment is nothing.

Yes, Linux is the second-hand lawnmower in this example.

Boy howdy is there a ton in common between the classic "I use arch" meme and the lawnmower-loving community.