To clarify: I didn't mean to imply that free as in beer part of software freedom is important in that case.
My arguments for non-subscription based software for architects (but in general all professionals that heavily rely on software) are rather along the lines: if you are banned or support for the service you use stops you are basically left holding the baby.
Its not true for locally run programs (unless they have some expiration keys or something) whether commercial or free. The former are even better since you don't need to worry about eg. breaking changes if the foss tool uses version control system (you can always git revert to release that worked with what you need to do).
I only argue that leaning on paid subscription/service-based software for key part of your professional work/craft is asking for trouble.
My arguments for non-subscription based software for architects (but in general all professionals that heavily rely on software) are rather along the lines: if you are banned or support for the service you use stops you are basically left holding the baby.
Its not true for locally run programs (unless they have some expiration keys or something) whether commercial or free. The former are even better since you don't need to worry about eg. breaking changes if the foss tool uses version control system (you can always git revert to release that worked with what you need to do).
I only argue that leaning on paid subscription/service-based software for key part of your professional work/craft is asking for trouble.