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This Stallman quote (transcript from an interview) may be instructive here: "And the issue doesn't really arise for software that goes in a watch or a microwav
by mikebike 14y ago
This Stallman quote (transcript from an interview) may be instructive here:
"And the issue doesn't really arise for software that goes in a watch or a microwave oven or an automobile ignition system. Because those are places where you don't download software to install. It's not a real computer, as far as the user is concerned. And so, it doesn't raise these issues enough for them to be ethically important."
Source: http://www.gnu.org/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.html http://www.gnu.org/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.html
- tzs 14y agoA similar argument could be made about software running on servers, and circa that same time as that quote on microwave ovens I believe Stallman in fact took the position that servers did not raise such issues either. He's changed his mind about servers since then, so I wonder if he also has since changed his mind on devices?
- jiggy2011 14y agoIIRC he's fine with servers that are simply used to publish information but he does not use SaaS type websites unless they are free software and he has control of his data.