The issue here is free as in speech (libre), not free as in beer (gratis). Most apps do not have their source available, are not freely redistributable with modifications, etc.

Can you give a little more information about the "chase rarity"? I assume it's a level above rare, and there aren't many cards in it. I remember the Star Trek CCG did that a loooong time ago, and people didn't like it. I haven't played Magic in many years, so I've lost track of this stuff.

What does such mindless vengeance actually accomplish? Would you sleep better at night knowing that not only did the state put someone to death, they tortured him in the process?

And keep in mind that we can never be 100% sure of any conviction. Just this week Texas posthumously overturned a conviction based on DNA evidence (he wasn't put to death; he "only" died in prison, but as long as you're being sentenced for a crime you didn't commit, it could just as easily be a crime that does merit the death penalty). This is a good argument for why we shouldn't have the death penalty at all - it's irreversible. But so long as we still do have the death penalty, what about the chance that innocent people are being tortured to death? Don't they at least deserve to go peacefully?

I want to subscribe to the mentioned magazines, but since my attention is divided enough as it is already, I'll really only have the time to read one of them. So the question is - which one? Do current subscribers of these magazines have any opinions on if you're just going to get one, which one it should be?