Wolf480pl on Nostr: nprofile1q…xvklh > users would benefit from most (if not all) firmware being free ...
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> users would benefit from most (if not all) firmware being free software
yes
> So I think this is less of a philosophical discussion
no, that does not follow
The stance of FSF is that developing proprietary software is immoral. Therefore, all software is *required* to be free
Just because something is beneficial to users does not mean it's morally required
Therefore, I think there's still a philosophical discussion here: where is the line between the vendors' rights and the users'
> users would benefit from most (if not all) firmware being free software
yes
> So I think this is less of a philosophical discussion
no, that does not follow
The stance of FSF is that developing proprietary software is immoral. Therefore, all software is *required* to be free
Just because something is beneficial to users does not mean it's morally required
Therefore, I think there's still a philosophical discussion here: where is the line between the vendors' rights and the users'