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This is consistent with the parent comment. You can have a hacker mindset and be totally against open source. They are orthogonal qualities.
by BeetleB 2y ago
This is consistent with the parent comment. You can have a hacker mindset and be totally against open source. They are orthogonal qualities.
- mmooss 2y ago> You can have a hacker mindset and be totally against open source. They are orthogonal qualities. You can write that, but I don't see it. FOSS is built for hacking, designed to empower and enable hacking. Proprietary closed-source software prevents it.
- BeetleB 2y agoFOSS is built for hacking, but hacking is not limited for FOSS.
- mmooss 2y agoHard to hack on closed source proprietary software! Especially if its manufacturer will sue you for publishing anything.
- signatoremo 2y agoThere is no open source cars, yet car and motorbike hacking is prevalent. I'm sure hardware hackers also have to deal with manufacturers.