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hey @Tutanota@mastodon.social quick questio is it possible to selfhost tutanota at all? as in, in a private network, etc? CC: @kkarhan@jorts.horse

that, fokes, is Exploitation at its finest. blazy being an enterprise vender celling to the elitists rather than the blind people who actually need the software/hardware, no surprise CC: @alexchapman@vee.seedy.cc @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social

happy birthday! CC: @keao@caneandable.social

me neither

@GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @J3317@allovertheplace.ca @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social they're basically the new freedom scientific perpetual license now. don't blame you

@techsinger@tweesecake.social @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @alexchapman@vee.seedy.cc @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social for now, that is. untill they decide to exploit that too

CC: @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social personally I find that very exploitative. if I bought the device, I should be able to receive updates, even if it's only for a few years. I already bought the device, I shouldn't have to pay a sperate package just for updates. and btw, the fact you couldn't just answer with a simple yes or no concerns me. I don't think she asked for corporate jargon, she asked a direct question. but i'll go ahead and translate it for you: yes, after the warranty, you absolutely have to pay for updates. I was thinking about getting the BT speek, but now I will not. thank you, next freedom scientific

@GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @alexchapman@vee.seedy.cc @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social there are a lot of open source software that accomplishes the "eat" part very well, without exploiting the user. how do you expect me to believe this is a good excuse? I really do not see how you justify charging for updates unless you are a b2b (business to business) model that only cells to enterprises and government agencies

@GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @alexchapman@vee.seedy.cc @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social I can think of both even non blind software and hardware and blind hardware. NVDA is an example of blindness software, yes. i'm more of a cyber security guy, so I know a lot of cyber security projects, most of which being open source. also, what does it market it's in? there are several in the world that still allow employees to eat. and I don't think charging people for updates is one of them, regardless of what hardware/software it uses, unless you are an enterprise vender, or are celling the product in question to gogvernment/defense agencies. apple and Android offer screen reader software and never, have I ever noticed them charge users for updates . yes, they have extended update packs sometimes, as well as warranties, but those warranties often do not state updates as a feature because it's built-in to the device. if you do this with any software/hardware, I don't care if it's the greatest software/hardware the consumer ever owned, you are, effectively, exploiting your base. if you are making the argument that this was a good idea to make people charge for updates, please say that you will support it with consumer products (E.G. apple iphone, googles android). I think one who supports adding charges just to update the thing would also enjoy it if suddenly they had to pay for even the most basic of security updates on their mainstream devices too.

btw, i'm bit concerned on the fact (at least not that I can find) that it does not say which Linux infrastructure it is based on. Ubuntu? debian? arch? Linux from scratch? something a bit more custom. if you're gonna cell me on a product like this, you better provide your technical fucking specifications, and you better provide it publickly, or else i'm not interested. if you can find it, Lemmy know and give me evidence and i'll say i'm wrong. o, and source code, along with that.

CC: @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social yup. in fact, you're adding like less of an assistive technology company and more like an enterprise/b2b (business to business) company right now. imagine if Google and apple were to do this? keep in mind their devices are only supported up to a few years. which means the minute they can't receive updates anymore, if they "forget" to cancel that warranty at all, they've just been scammed. and you expect me to pay what, $200/year or even so much as $20 a month just for, what, updates? fuck off!

me too. I actually thought they were a decent blindness company. nevermind. they can forget about me wanting to purchase their company now. they're the new freedom scientific. and I have no shame of saying that because it's true. CC: @J3317@allovertheplace.ca @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social

a, proprietary, if I remember correctly, stream of Linux. just tells you how elitest they are. very fuckin stupid. this should be illegal and should call for the corporate death penalty, if you ask me. and just so we're clear , I dn't mean death as in "actual" death, I mean death as in the company itself being put out of business CC: @alexchapman@vee.seedy.cc @J3317@allovertheplace.ca @GraceTechNerd@mastodon.social @BlazieTech@tweesecake.social