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We can't reject all nonfree hardware with today's technology.
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Richard Stallman |
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We can't reject all nonfree hardware with today's technology. |
Date: |
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 23:16:53 -0500 |
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> We can't identify a physical
> object with the designs of its parts. -- RMS
> I disagree, majority if not all hardware has some form of indexing and
> identification. For example this 3DSimo pcb has silkscreen that identifies:
Your response may be true, but it doesn't respond to the point I made.
I can't plug in a design and run it. I could only do that with a
physical instance of the design.
In today's world, for people that are not hardware hackers, plans are
not a practical substitute for a physical computer, a LED bulb, a
clock, a chair, or any other useful physical object.
--
Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
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