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> People are relying on this to live As much as I want free software and all that, it seems like medical devices have the best cause for DRM and all the protec
by cabaalis 8y ago
> People are relying on this to live
As much as I want free software and all that, it seems like medical devices have the best cause for DRM and all the protections it affords.
- AlotOfReading 8y agoSpeaking as an embedded developer (though not currently in healthcare), no device should be sold without the manufacturer's firmware. With that said, there are plenty of cases where the hardware is fine, but the software doesn't support things the customer needs for a whole variety of reasons. I don't see why people should be protected from themselves after the sale. Releasing more firmware as open source would be a good step towards cleaning up some of the hazmat-grade codebases out there as well.
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- seabird 8y agoYou know how bad codebases from huge, over-managed, "risk-averse" companies can be. You know that the people that make medical devices are generally huge, over-managed, "risk-averse" companies. I think you can put two and two together, and I really don't think you want to go in that direction.