StatusNethttps://status.hackerposse.com/api/statusnet/conversation/134155.atomConversation2024-03-29T03:09:10-04:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:status.fsf.org,2019-07-19:noticeId=1604396:objectType=noteNew note by fsfPearson is switching to a "Netflix-style subscription-based model." Which is to say: students will be pressured to rent textbooks on subscription, readable only with proprietary malware with #<span class="tag"><a href="https://status.fsf.org/tag/drm" rel="tag">DRM.</a></span> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jul/16/pearson-netflix-style-rental-academic-textbooks" title="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jul/16/pearson-netflix-style-rental-academic-textbooks" class="attachment" rel="nofollow">https://u.fsf.org/2vj</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2019-07-19T14:16:40+00:002019-07-19T14:16:40+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://status.fsf.org/user/440fsfFighting for essential freedoms for computer users since 1985.42.35843 -71.05977fsfFree Software FoundationFighting for essential freedoms for computer users since 1985.Boston, MAhomepagehttps://www.fsf.orgtruehttps://status.fsf.org/conversation/1015056