Summary: Richard Stallman gave this talk some years ago; meanwhile, a leading technical university got cracked due to Microsoft* and it won't dare mention the culprit
So Microsoft has dragged this university's computing environment down from world class to that of a year 2021 "Hillsdale College". To be sure, Oracle and Cisco also have their fingers in that pie and a role in the demise of the institution's role as one of the world leaders in computing. See "Our Attorney's Response To Microsoft" (posted by Roblimo) and this last article which brings up a very important point -- that Microsoft regards its contracts as trade secrets so even someone resourceful and tenacious would be unlikely to succeed in a FOIA request regarding the publicly-funded university's support contracts. Microsoft tried to censor information while crushing standards. Those institutions late in weaning themselves from Microsoft Windows can look at Samba 4 as an alternative.
Starting arguments over things when you know the facts (unlike money!) aren't on your side is a dumb move that can only ever result in severe loss of credibility
If you want to gain more independence or "sovereignty" over your communications and need help setting things up (no prior experience setting up/configuring IRC), go to IRCNow
At the moment the brand "Open Source" is misused so heavily that we have considered adding a new category to our Daily Links, focusing a lot less on "Open" and more on software freedom as a concept
Nothing will get solved unless we have a rethink and media quits using the "hacker" narrative, which shifts blame from the holes to those who merely exploit them
"Last day" is "social media code" for "got laid off", more so at IBM because they compel people to act like it's a happy departure with gratitude, photos and so on
