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... you know you can buy an Android phone, if that's what you want, right? You can't get an ISP without Great Firewall in China. If you try to found such an IS
by raincole 4y ago
... you know you can buy an Android phone, if that's what you want, right?
You can't get an ISP without Great Firewall in China. If you try to found such an ISP you'll be in jail.
- matheusmoreira 4y ago> you can buy an Android phone, if that's what you want That's not what I want. I want Apple hardware. With software of my choosing on it.
- otterley 4y agoI want a pony!
- raincole 4y agoYes. It's called jailbreak. And yes, it's legal in the US. > what is the difference between a clamped down App Store with arbitrary rules, and what China does with their Great Firewall? I hope you understand the difference now!
- matheusmoreira 4y agoWhat are you talking about? The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent software locks.
- ryukafalz 4y agoThere is currently an exemption for this: > Computer programs that enable smartphones, tablets, and portable all-purpose mobile computing devices, and smart televisions to execute lawfully obtained software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications with computer programs on the smartphone or device or to permit removal of software from the smartphone or device; (From the exemptions section of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright...) They are time limited, so this may not be renewed in the next rulemaking session. (Yes, it's a silly system.)