Obsolete by the whims of capricious software, we find ourselves ever more chained to these colossal publishers. Do we still have the restraint to say stop?
Do we have that restraint when major corporations flood the market with technologies they proclaim to be indispensable, forcing us to adopt them or risk being left behind? Do we have that restraint when the technological evolution of our companies depends on the whims of a proprietary software vendor who alone holds the keys, dictating unilaterally the pace of innovation? Do we have that restraint when every expectation of a new feature turns into a plea—subject to the goodwill of the editor who alone decides what is deemed a priority?
Every forced update, every deliberately broken compatibility binds us a little more.
Do we have that restraint when the release of new software compels us to replace perfectly functional equipment, feeding the vicious circle of planned obsolescence and waste? Are we truly aware of this destructive spiral that suffocates our businesses and drains our planet’s resources, while trapping us in economic and technological dependency?
Have you ever heard the cry of planned obsolescence? This systemic fraud that corrodes our systems, eats away at our budgets, and destroys our ecosystems? Every forced update, every deliberately broken compatibility binds us a little more. We become prisoners of these corporate giants who orchestrate our dependency—pushed to buy again and again, without it ever truly meeting our real needs.
Yet, a light shines in this locked horizon: Free Software. This model, born of freedom, restores control to us. It offers access to source code, allowing anyone to adapt, modify, and improve with full autonomy. It frees our companies from the calendars imposed by major vendors and enables us to evolve our tools in harmony with our professional needs and our clients’ growing expectations.
We are standing at the dawn of a crucial transition—the transmission of a free and sovereign digital legacy. It is up to us to decide what we will pass on to future generations: closed, fragile tools dictated by the powerful, or liberating technology—adapted to our needs, sustainable, and open.
When we invest hundreds of thousands of euros in software we do not control, every customization request becomes an ordeal. We pay dearly for bespoke solutions that remain subject to the timelines and decisions of the editor. Are we still in command, or have we become passive spectators of the future these firms have designed for us?
These digital shackles restrain us. They dictate our evolution and limit our vision. It is time to break them. It is time to take back control—to reaffirm our technological sovereignty. Free Software is more than an alternative; it is a silent revolution, a promise of independence.
The future we choose depends on a single question: do we want to endure, or do we want to build our own technological path?
Florent Youzan