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I've never been one to complain about Apple locking users into iOS and closed systems but the fact the author considers this 'open hardware' and news worthy wor
by k-mcgrady 13y ago
I've never been one to complain about Apple locking users into iOS and closed systems but the fact the author considers this 'open hardware' and news worthy worries me. Installing an alternative OS on any hardware shouldn't be a big deal, and it also shouldn't make it 'open'. Open means a lot more than having the ability to install the OS of your choosing.
- corresation 13y agothe fact the author considers this 'open hardware' and news worthy worries me I would say that it is news, and that it does deserve accolades. Very few consumer electronic devices allow the user to modify the software in any way outside of hacks that are actively prevented.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoIf not accolades, certainly encouragement: A big public "thank you," even if it might not immediately convince all companies everywhere to release API's and stop locking things down, might at least show that this is one good way to make at least some potential customers very happy. Not a massive, business-changing boon, but perhaps worth it for tech (and other) companies that are or want to be close to their communities.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago>> "I would say that it is news, and that it does deserve accolades." I agree. My point is that the fact this deserves accolades is bad. Even modern 'open systems' like Android are more closed than most systems were 10-15 years ago. Installing an OS of your choice on a device you own shouldn't be a big deal.