• buckykat [none/use name]
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    24 days ago

    Won't happen under capitalism. Which is just another reason capitalism needs to go.

  • arthur@lemmy.zip
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    24 days ago

    A way to address that is to require that if the company does not provide software updates, it must release the source code and tooling to it's customers under cc-0 license. For games that depends on server-side services to work, that should be provided as well.

    But under capitalism, that will be an uphill battle.

  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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    24 days ago

    I remember that RMS's position is that if someone (!) can change it (eg there is an "update firmware" button), it is a computer and should run free software. If no one can ever change it, it is a circuit. I think that makes some sense.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    edit-2
    24 days ago

    If it's critical for operation of a device the company makes it's money with.

    Edit: free, but i meant open