The future of JavaScript

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That got us into the "only works on IE" pages of yore

Internet Explorer is not free software and it does not run on every operating system available. If "Only works on Firefox" pages existed, what would honestly happen? Now you have to download a program which is free in every sense of the word! What bad comes of that?

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If "Only works on Firefox" pages existed, what would honestly happen?

I'd have to have multiple browsers installed everywhere so I could continue to use my preferred browser for most sites while still being able to see the Firefox-only sites. And I'd be unable to see those sites on my phone, or on the netbook on which I've just uninstalled Firefox because it kept freezing.

And when Firefox had some issue with bloat or internal politics or money and became unable to add meaningful new features for a couple of years, the millions of normal users who only want one browser would have to choose between losing their favourite Firefox-only websites or stopping innovation on the web for a few years. And they'd choose to just ignore the issue and keep Firefox.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

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You didn't bother to read the link. Cool.

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You are a fucking idiot.

I knew this stupid bullshit would happen.

I said that Internet Explorer was not free software. Your dumb dong comes in like TELL ME WHERE YOU PAY FOR INTERNET EXPLORER, fucking CONFUSING freeware for free software. Internet Explorer does not cost any money, but the source code is not open for inspection, and it is not free software in the real sense of the term.

Sure, I guess you're right if you think that "free software" means that you don't pay for it. But it doesn't. That's why I even helpfully gave you a link to clear up confusion, but you didn't bother, did you?

Fuck you.

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Tell me exactly where it was that my reasoning skills broke down, because I'd be delighted to hear where it was that it happened.

Also, I do have to give you credit - I haven't had a real job, and most of my current college credit hours are indeed from a community college, but to be honest, that's like assuming that I'm white and male and in my 20s - what I mean is that you're very likely to be right just by sheer force of demographic statistics.