From 931e5a16d6d277216112538fad43731eab9a2f24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Niels G. W. Serup" Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:10:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fixes. --- site/writings/digitalfreedom.org | 76 ++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/writings/digitalfreedom.org b/site/writings/digitalfreedom.org index e3bbd1e..5fcb779 100644 --- a/site/writings/digitalfreedom.org +++ b/site/writings/digitalfreedom.org @@ -1,49 +1,25 @@ -#+title: Hardware freedom +#+title: Digital freedom #&summary -A discussion about hardware freedom. Contains comparisons with software -freedom. +A discussion about digital freedom in general. #& #+license: wtfpl +#+startup: showall +#&+classes=warning +This is a work in progress (more so than my other articles). +#& -https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria -https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html -https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html -http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/page/FirmwareInjector/?rev=322 -http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/08/the_four_freedoms_applied_to_h.html -http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/19/intel-drm-a-crippled.html -http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/pipermail/discussion/2010-January/001635.html -http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/353.html -http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2006/12/8428.ars -http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20100614#feature -http://libreplanet.org/wiki/When_should_firmware_be_free -http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3787736/Proprietary-Firmware-and-the-Pursuit-of-a-Free-Kernel.htm -https://lwn.net/Articles/352555/ -https://lwn.net/Articles/460654/ -http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-October/000375.html -http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-September/000325.html +* Concepts - - -centralisering - -I don't want to depend on something which I cannot control. - -I don't want to depend on something which I cannot influence. - - -depend on: -+ data durability -+ privacy +(Currently mostly about social networking.) I like to follow this rule: When I create something substantial which I want to share, I host it myself. But why? Because I don't want to depend on something -which I cannot control. +which I cannot control or strongly influence. -Downside loss of social - -Requires widespread use of a decentralized social network to share private data -with a select few. +A decentralized social network must be widespread for people to be able to share +private data with a select few, i.e. the select few must be used to using the +decentralized network. The difficulty of leaving a service is determined by the complexity of the social features of the service. @@ -66,6 +42,30 @@ the use of the service, which I do not want to happen. In general, it's a balance. I try not to make others depend on Facebook because of me; I do that by not uploading large photo galleries to Facebook. However, -photo galleries on Facebook have quite complex features. +photo galleries on Facebook have quite complex features. -Collaborative sites + +* Hardware freedom links (different views) + +https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria +https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html +https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html +http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/page/FirmwareInjector/?rev=322 +http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2007/08/the_four_freedoms_applied_to_h.html +http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/19/intel-drm-a-crippled.html +http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/pipermail/discussion/2010-January/001635.html +http://www.ofb.biz/safari/article/353.html +http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2006/12/8428.ars +http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20100614#feature +http://libreplanet.org/wiki/When_should_firmware_be_free +http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3787736/Proprietary-Firmware-and-the-Pursuit-of-a-Free-Kernel.htm +https://lwn.net/Articles/352555/ +https://lwn.net/Articles/460654/ +http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-October/000375.html +http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-September/000325.html + +I think hardware design freedom is as important as software freedom because of +the same reasons I think free software is important. The fact that modifying +hardware is much more difficult than modifying software is irrelevant as the +ability to do so it still useful, and as gaining the knowledge behind a design +is also still useful.