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If more then zero resources are deducted to this absolutely useless software developer fetishism, I’d be entirely disappointed. “Audit” and “approval” does not

• alexvoda 4y ago
  It is not "software developer fetishism", it is plain and simple ownership, property rights. If I buy a car I expect to own the car and be able to do whatever I want with it especially on private land, as long as I don't interfere/endanger/etc. with other people. We used to live in this world but we no longer do. If the car has DRM, locked boot loaders, etc. I can not do whatever I want with it, not even on private property, therefore I am not the owner of the car, I am just the custodian. Same with household appliances, agricultural equipment, phones, etc. . Mass alphabetization was a quantitative change in the number of people who could read and write and was most probably opposed (the printing press certainly was) by some at the time but it resulted in a qualitative jump in the quality of life of everyone. The same is applicable for programming. As technology becomes more accessible people should expect to be able to make it conform to their needs instead of them adapting to quirks of tech. The ability to modify the software is just one part of the right to repair. Purchasing a product used to mean ownership which included the right to repair.