I won't go as far as to talk about robotic bodies, but the issue is pertinent today, with current technology.
I recently read about a woman who has a pacemaker. It had a software bug, which frightened her. She knows /of/ it but she doesn't know it, since she doesn't have access to the software running on her own body. Furthermore, she found out that there is a functionality in it to accept OTA updates, which she cannot control. Scary. And this is not science fiction, this is a real case, current technology. Unfortunately I don't recall where I read about this, but it was in the last couple of weeks. On FSFE's newsletter, maybe? Anyway, the question can be rephrased to "how ethical it is to implant non-free software on someone's body?". Best regards, -- Marcos Marado ANSOL.org On Aug 12, 2016 16:42, "Logan Streondj" <streo...@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > Hi, > > I recently gave a presentation[1] on my libreware project, and someone > said they really liked the Golden Rule angle of reincarnating as a robot > . > > The typical example I've often read advocating for libreware is the > car analogy, where you have access to your cars internals. This was a > great analogy when cars didn't have loads of proprietary software > installed -- unfortunately it is only increasing because of > self-driving cars. > > However now as we get closer to the twenty twenties, when the > processing of a human brain should be affordable for a $1000. > The analogy I use now is: > > "When you reincarnate as a robot, do you want to be enslaved by > proprietary software and hardware, or be liberated by libre software > and hardware?" > > Anyways wondering what you guys think of this angle, > and if you might use it also. > I have more detailed slides in my presentation[1]. > > > [1] my presentation SPEL and GI-OS overview (CC-BY-SA): PDF > http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.pdf > source TEX: > wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.tex > > - -- > Logan Streondj, > A dream of Gaia's future. > blog: http://joyfullifestyle.ca > twitter: https://twitter.com/streondj > > Speakable Programming for Every Language: > github: https://github.com/elspru/spel > intro: http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/vocab/gen/start.html > > > You can use encrypted email with me, > how to: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ > key fingerprint: > BD7E 6E2A E625 6D47 F7ED 30EC 86D8 FC7C FAD7 2729 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2 > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJXrcjeAAoJEIbY/Hz61ycpb5wQAKoNb9F3vRMOzJr5ajoeFe+t > 93OAvY38SaPbViFGIx/Uw+SA3Rbvg5F5mt/Ln14+QbaLVR5k4TMDuKkGyYgd4NDk > cZ9TojCHxs3p/wEfzpV6E0+6jFYjfuqSbt1DpXrAsT9R3lTITS4pzshYYl0sDZZD > xQRIcvjeA2JybHszYeRtl1hb1A617gZ1VyXmD29umlYK/w6DmmIFOQixu198ljXb > LhGEMunARPgk937LtqqeWV/VW9nY7GE6ofBu6f0H/DpopzxwvVHHEdQsuhMMdqqe > bzmnFESDiED4OelxlkgxN1TqtABlbTFHVgo0Gw91wM4gmLZxYDsGEDHnYWF+HWXq > S5pAdbt/2aAI1SSeigtDQCfBWPnqqUuHJvQol/79Xae4D1dsYtVx+evcFz7lU+19 > dNMWKoM88nD6Yv1rvBcAU6DSvVM11zBlpqRzVC7aSD6YaXy0uTzE3bMOd5BOUjtO > yGxxJbdQz1So+Rm4iKJvE6rUZl4NokZYC3BW1J6MDTiWSiVPksdlnZneRwX+mk5A > 83cCtuFVyfSGh9B6SxUlr9JEIyrB/avDvJDtiOe/3JVDjpQFJ/MfZncohIvWJJqk > THN4eXSbv2ANiuYugdpF+MH44i5OoqQLpfhKc/Gu3tNPfPeAOtMSby3qnmtL+lTT > sGph5uDGAe+KT1BwrmU6 > =rRRg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ____ > > Freeform discussion: irc.gnu.org #fsf > Sharing news and links: #fsfct https://microca.st/fsf & > https://status.fsf.org/fsf > How to use this list: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/ > Group:LibrePlanet_Rapid_Responders/Workflow >
