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An open-source life-support device need not necessarily be reprogrammable by the consumer.
by cullen 14y ago
An open-source life-support device need not necessarily be reprogrammable by the consumer.
- ctdonath 14y agoRMS: The only way I could justify this is if I began developing a free replacement for that very program. It is ok to use a nonfree program for the purpose of developing its free replacement. Developing a free replacement software for a pacemaker is kinda pointless without the ability for the consumer to reprogram it.
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y agoWhilst Richard Stallman and his GPLv3 would like it to be so, you're correct that this isn't the point. It's not supposed to be reprogrammable by the consumer, but the consumer should be able to know what code is running on it.