Re: FSF continuously harms Free Hardware

[Paul Sutton]

On 24/01/2022 19:47, Matt Ivie wrote:
> On Mon, 2022-01-24 at 08:23 +0000, Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I really can't hold my tongue any longer.
> >
> > On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:33:57 -0500
> > Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
> > > RYF deserves its name.  It checks for the freedom that users of the
> > > computer can take advantage of, today and in the near future.
> > > Having those circuit diagrams will not affect the freedom of
> > > customers
> > > who buy the hardware.
> >
> > In fact, access to schematics, boardviews, datasheets and any other
> > documentation is *critical* to software freedom.
> >
> > Much of the work that goes into porting a single mainboard to
> > coreboot
> > requires knowledge of the hardware, and you actually need to read the
> > schematics to get the code working on specific board configurations.
> >
> > Let's not also forget the Right to Repair movement, currently lead by
> > Louis Rossman, which is *fighting* for the right to such
> > documentation,
> > because without it, nobody could understand their hardware.
> Maybe the RYF certification should have that include an ultimate level
> having the schematics and documentation available under a free
> license?Lower levels would allow systems that are missing these other
> pieces to still carry a certification if they are fully functioning
> using Free Software.

Good idea, on another question,  how do we avoid information conflicting 
between the fsf ryf information and the oshwa information,  so that the 
information is consistent and does not cause confusion.

Perhaps if Leah's idea is to work, the oshwa could take over the RYF 
list and be a one stop shop for all open hardware information, while the 
fsf just focuses on software,  but the collaboration is close enough to 
be truly complementary.

Paul

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