Jost to note that not all copies of Linux are unlicensed. The unlicensed ones are those shipped or provided by non-free system distributions that happen to break the terms of the license (currently: 99%).
Besides, the Linux project itself seems to currently put non-free parts inside it so, one always has to do some cleanup even if getting a copy from Linux project itself. 2017-11-28T15:33:06-0600 Timothy Pearson wrote: > On 11/28/2017 03:23 PM, Jann KRUSE wrote: >> In short: >> We are essentially being forced, without even being told, to run buggy >> proprietary code in a very powerful and very capable hyper-hyper-visor >> of our OS, which can (benign or maliciously) control both the (free) >> software we run and the hardware we "own", without our knowledge. >> (See also in-line comment below..) >> >> Greetings, >> Jann >> PGP 0xE7A47A578A30148A > > As before, though, you're only forced into this you need to stay on x86. > > IMHO part of the reasoning for this lockdown is that the majority of x86 > sales by volume are still to consumers. Therefore, there is strong call > to prevent the machine lessee (hesitate to call anyone bound by an EULA > an "owner") from doing anything that might be considered unacceptable > (e.g. breaking DRM, posting restricted content, using unlicensed > software like Linux, possibly even depending on region criticising the > authorities). We're already seeing some of this in the wild in that the > 4k streaming services require the ME and its DRM in order to run. > > It's still early enough to at least forcibly split "production", > owner-controlled hardware from the "consumption" leased hardware. > However this only happens if people support the vendors that are still > making owner controlled hardware by selecting their products over the > competing leased x86 systems. > > Anecdotally, I have personally seen way too many people supposedly > interested in libre software that are literally locking themselves into > the x86 walled garden over games. Think about that: *games*. Giving up > privacy and control to waste time in front of a *game*. This is the > mentality that needs to be fixed, that somehow consuming content is more > important than being able to create it. No idea how to do that right now. > > As always, just my $0.02. -- - https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno - Palestrante e consultor sobre /software/ livre (não confundir com gratis). - "WhatsApp"? Ele não é livre. Por favor, veja formas de se comunicar instantaneamente comigo no endereço abaixo. - Contato: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno#vCard - Arquivos comuns aceitos (apenas sem DRM): Corel Draw, Microsoft Office, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV. - Arquivos comuns aceitos e enviados: CSV, GNU Dia, GNU Emacs Org, GNU GIMP, Inkscape SVG, JPG, LibreOffice (padrão ODF), OGG, OPUS, PDF (apenas sem DRM), PNG, TXT, WEBM. _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion