Plse keep us up on this thread it has huge privacy & ethical considerations not to mention wellness issues..CLucy restore 4th
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, Aaron E-J <[email protected]> wrote: > If an open source device is modified by the end consumer and this consumer > does not know what they are doing, in the medical field this can have life > threatening consequences. People who do not understand what it means for > something to be open source could take a press release about such a > scenario and run with it; saying that this is a reason for keeping code a > secret. Such a program needs for the devices themselves to be very > secure and un-hackable, but for the method by which the devices are made > and the source code to be open. There is tremendous potential for a > bridge to be formed between the users of the technologies and their > development. > > I was working on a project to develop an open source electrical muscle > stimulation device with the initial use going towards the development of a > gait retraining system. This is currently on hold, but I would be > interested in working with other people in starting an open source medical > device organization geared towards developing new devices and advocating > for a more libre healthcare system. > > You can read more details about the device I was developing on my website: > otherrealm.org > > Let me know if you are interested in such an organization or if you know > of existing organizations with this focus. > > Aaron E-J http://otherrealm.org http://theotherrealm.org (Blog) > On 2016-08-13 2:24 PM, Marcos Marado wrote: > > > I won't go as far as to talk about robotic bodies, but the issue is > pertinent today, with current technology. > > I recently read about a woman > who has a pacemaker. It had a software bug, which frightened her. She knows > /of/ it but she doesn't know it, since she doesn't have access to the > software running on her own body. Furthermore, she found out that there is > a functionality in it to accept OTA updates, which she cannot control. > Scary. And this is not science fiction, this is a real case, current > technology. > > Unfortunately I don't recall where I read about this, but > it was in the last couple of weeks. On FSFE's newsletter, maybe? > > > Anyway, the question can be rephrased to "how ethical it is to implant > non-free software on someone's body?". > > Best regards, > -- > Marcos > Marado > ANSOL.org > > > On Aug 12, 2016 16:42, "Logan Streondj" < > [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > <mailto:[email protected]> > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I recently gave a presentation[1] on my libreware project, and someone > said they really liked the Golden Rule angle of reincarnating as a robot > . > > The typical example I've often read advocating for libreware is the > car analogy, where you have access to your cars internals. This was a > great analogy when cars didn't have loads of proprietary software > installed -- unfortunately it is only increasing because of > self-driving cars. > > However now as we get closer to the twenty twenties, when the > processing of a human brain should be affordable for a $1000. > The analogy I use now is: > > "When you reincarnate as a robot, do you want to be enslaved by > proprietary software and hardware, or be liberated by libre software > and hardware?" > > Anyways wondering what you guys think of this angle, > and if you might use it also. > I have more detailed slides in my presentation[1]. > > > [1] my presentation SPEL and GI-OS overview (CC-BY-SA): PDF > http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.pdf > <http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.pdf> > <http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.pdf> > source TEX: > wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.tex > <http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.tex> > <http://wyn.bot.nu/spel/src/virtual-machine/manual/presentation.tex> > > > > ____ > > Freeform discussion: irc.gnu.org <http://irc.gnu.org> > <http://irc.gnu.org> #fsf > Sharing news and links: #fsfct > https://microca.st/fsf & https://status.fsf.org/fsf > How to use this > list: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Rapid_ > Responders/Workflow <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Rapid_ > Responders/Workflow> > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Rapid_Responders/Workflow> > > > > >
