My thoughts on Valve's contributions to Software Freedom
1yeah Valve is still fundamentally an enemy, but for the time being given the context, Valve is a lesser evil that can be worked with to defeat a bigger evil.
It's just that one can work together with a lesser evil to defeat a bigger evil, that has a net-positive effect in the world.
If then all the other bigger evils are defeated, then Valve can no longer be considered an ally of any kind, but the sole remaining enemy to be defeated.
Valve is still evil, just a lesser one, and for that they are a temporary ally to thank for, for their contributions to software freedom.
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