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I understand where you’re coming from and would be ok if it were easy (or even possible) for the community to build an alternative device but that doesn’t appea

by swiley 6y ago

I understand where you’re coming from and would be ok if it were easy (or even possible) for the community to build an alternative device but that doesn’t appear to be the case. The technical and social reality that giving apple the freedom to configure the majority of devices in the US is extremely unpleasant. Enough that it makes me question the principles driving the philosophy that allowed this (in particular, the legality of closed software.)

young_unixer 6y ago
> if it were easy (or even possible) for the community to build an alternative device but that doesn’t appear to be the case. One of the main roadblocks is intellectual property law. If IP didn't exist, there would be all sorts of iPhone clones with modified versions of iOS. I'm OK with closed source software being legal, prohibiting closed source would be tyrannical. What I'm not OK is with software patents, copyright, anti-hardware-hacking laws, etc.