On 9/22/21 2:32 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
Of course. Lots and lots. This doesn't mean it is a good thing.
Think of that American tractor company (John Deere) where you
can't exchange parts yourself because the built-in software will
notice and refuse to work. And changing that would be a copyright
violation... Think of those inkjet cartridges which have a chip
to stop you from refilling them with your own ink.
Taking always the "practical" route will lead us into full
dependency on three to four big corporations in a very short
time. We as consumers do have a bit of responsibility, too.
End or lecture ;-D
Cheers
- t
i don't think your lecture is convincing
some claim they can read binary or reverse-engineer
forcing user to use some ink might violate anti-monopoly law
if printer maker don't enjoy monopoly, user can choose other printer
excluding non-free firmware in official image make little difference to
hardware manufacturers
it only cause inconvenience to user
