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#+title: Hardware freedom #+title: Digital freedom
#&summary #&summary
A discussion about hardware freedom. Contains comparisons with software A discussion about digital freedom in general.
freedom.
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This is a work in progress (more so than my other articles).
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https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria * Concepts
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
(Currently mostly about social networking.)
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
I like to follow this rule: When I create something substantial which I want to 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 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 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
Requires widespread use of a decentralized social network to share private data decentralized network.
with a select few.
The difficulty of leaving a service is determined by the complexity of the The difficulty of leaving a service is determined by the complexity of the
social features of the service. social features of the service.
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In general, it's a balance. I try not to make others depend on Facebook because 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, 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.