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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about the benefits of running software you create on your own (for example a forth kernel is conceptually easy to write

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about the benefits of running software you create on your own (for example a forth kernel is conceptually easy to write and build from there) because of how it contrasts your own wishes for what you want your devices to do vs the company or person whose software you merely use, especially when automatic updates are involved. (Also applies to javascript on web pages vs. plain data/documents which you can view with your own software or at least software that works the way you want it to.)

dangerface 5y ago
Absolutely I always seen open source projects as a nice advantage but now I am starting to realise open source is a necessity. If I have access to the code and I hate an update I can roll back or change it. The past 10 years its felt like any new tech you have to just accept as your new over lord or exclude yourself from our technological society, theres no middle ground.