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I think it's more that as software continues to "eat the world"[1], problems that only exist in the software world are becoming more and more pervasive in other
by Ajedi32 4y ago
I think it's more that as software continues to "eat the world"[1], problems that only exist in the software world are becoming more and more pervasive in other areas of our lives. Even though this paywall affects hardware, I'll bet it's implemented in software.
[1]: https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world/ https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world...
- funcDropShadow 4y ago> I'll bet it's implemented in software. That would be an accomplishment if they did it in hardware. ;-)
- inkcapmushroom 4y agoI'm picturing a dollar bill slot on the dash like a vending machine.
- Ajedi32 4y agoAlso, food for thought: this means that any effective legal solutions to these problems in the hardware world could probably also be applied to solve those same problems in the software world. The "right to repair" movement, for example, seems on the surface to be closely analogous to freedom 1 of the Free Software Foundation's four essential freedoms[1]. [1]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms