-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I was using "unlicensed" somewhat facetiously from a large content provider perspective; specifically, in the common usage of "not paying a license fee back to the vendor on a continuous basis". The general idea was that the machine vendor wants to see a financial kickback after sale in return for leasing the hardware to the end user at or near cost -- this is what motivates the preinstalled bloatware and things like SuperFish.
Sorry for the confusion! On 11/28/2017 03:45 PM, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: > Jost to note that not all copies of Linux are unlicensed. > > The unlicensed ones are those shipped or provided by non-free system > distributions that happen to break the terms of the license (currently: > 99%). > > Besides, the Linux project itself seems to currently put non-free parts > inside it so, one always has to do some cleanup even if getting a copy > from Linux project itself. > > 2017-11-28T15:33:06-0600 Timothy Pearson wrote: >> On 11/28/2017 03:23 PM, Jann KRUSE wrote: >>> In short: >>> We are essentially being forced, without even being told, to run buggy >>> proprietary code in a very powerful and very capable hyper-hyper-visor >>> of our OS, which can (benign or maliciously) control both the (free) >>> software we run and the hardware we "own", without our knowledge. >>> (See also in-line comment below..) >>> >>> Greetings, >>> Jann >>> PGP 0xE7A47A578A30148A >> >> As before, though, you're only forced into this you need to stay on x86. >> >> IMHO part of the reasoning for this lockdown is that the majority of x86 >> sales by volume are still to consumers. Therefore, there is strong call >> to prevent the machine lessee (hesitate to call anyone bound by an EULA >> an "owner") from doing anything that might be considered unacceptable >> (e.g. breaking DRM, posting restricted content, using unlicensed >> software like Linux, possibly even depending on region criticising the >> authorities). We're already seeing some of this in the wild in that the >> 4k streaming services require the ME and its DRM in order to run. >> >> It's still early enough to at least forcibly split "production", >> owner-controlled hardware from the "consumption" leased hardware. >> However this only happens if people support the vendors that are still >> making owner controlled hardware by selecting their products over the >> competing leased x86 systems. >> >> Anecdotally, I have personally seen way too many people supposedly >> interested in libre software that are literally locking themselves into >> the x86 walled garden over games. Think about that: *games*. Giving up >> privacy and control to waste time in front of a *game*. This is the >> mentality that needs to be fixed, that somehow consuming content is more >> important than being able to create it. No idea how to do that right now. >> >> As always, just my $0.02. > - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJaHdn9AAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbTesH/iM1Pq9XbFMQxTrlGOcMMUMj NIjGlYbngAhU7YHv+mD2p2tscLLQjo3WTUci7UQHx1JR4PXl188yQv/YAPbnxopc HJv/iPDFOGr1zEJRSFKdLYQTwczgpwP2DOG9SJZHM6GSsSpoiejv8jSUzMmUtNPl 3jiMMFy8XEkHGzJNJ5/WAYJ7sXAlB2mMCj1DsG3bA4mrDS6i8XopVxD63slOLDcq TDb/CbeEAeV+nJeheC3ihYVdJBlheahwlVEgOcugsk4Vzp6+OWkso+ta650Oy+iQ Gf6fCIkPGx1vrtVCsqiS6nRId7rL4TM/IYjrFm507gXre98ZoqAcAVD66XctO5c= =C6d3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion