Proprietary today - what else tomorrow? (Score 1)

Most of all, it's not a consistent decision: The original goal is bringing technological literacy to those who did not grow into it naturally. But you don't learn how to understand a computer if each step beyond launching MS-[fill in] is discouraged. I mean, if children grow up reading "this and that is dangerous" or "thou shalt not copy" constantly, they believe it. And once adults, their values will be set.