I think this argument is incorrect, or at least incomplete, if it does not stress locally-hosted software. If any work relies on whomever provides the internet connection and whomever provides the remote server, how is that “free”? Tech failures or business decisions will override user preferences.<p>To be free to do what I want, I have to be able to do it where (and how) I want. Modern machines are more than capable, so why are we relying on two intermediaries?
The point about OpenAI stealing content created by others is even more apparent if you use their GPT-3 text models - with the right prompts, it will sometimes spit out the exact source text verbatim.
Using Google Docs isn't ideal, and I didn't want to. However, I believe that the time has come that "ordinary people" (i.e. not HN readers) need to get interested in open source. I needed a solution that would be familiar and would definitely scale if the presentation got traffic.<p>The presentation is public domain.