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 <[email protected]> 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.
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