Comment by Reddit_MLP2

13 hours ago

if you're not paying for the product, you are the product...

Is this also true of Linux? Or were us humans the stochastic parrots all along?

  • >Is this also true of Linux?

    It is not, nor of open source software in general.

    In general, the saying is specifically in reference to services provided over the internet -gmail, youtube, whatever. Note that you don't have the right to modify them and share your own copies -they're closed source.

    So no, it's not true of Linux, GNU, etc; it's an apples and oranges comparison.