nono. you don't buy the source... you buy whichever product. and for the software parts of it, you get the sources. so you buy $PRINTER, comes with a driver,

nono. you don't buy the source... you buy whichever product. and for the software parts of it, you get the sources. so you buy $PRINTER, comes with a driver, you also get the source. and with secure boot, you also get a way to update it in the device. if there is no device, like with a compiler, you get some binaries, and the source. which enables you to fix the binaries. the idea behind it was: no lock-in, and the right to repair and evolve what you own. freedom. the anecdote for the origin of software freedom 'enforcement' and protection indeed was a printer: https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch01.html https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch01.html