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Is it more important even if it allows somebody to remotely disable the breaks on your car while you're doing 50mph? Or perhaps disabling your camera while you'
by sparkie 13y ago
Is it more important even if it allows somebody to remotely disable the breaks on your car while you're doing 50mph? Or perhaps disabling your camera while you're being assaulted by a police officer? What about the predator who's monitoring your children's activities and location because they downloaded a game?
I picked some pretty harsh possibilities there that seem a little dystopian, but I wouldn't rule any of them out, or any of the million other horrific possibilities that increased coupling of technology to our lives, without (self-)regulation could enable.
If you really want software to 'just work', you should probably first ask, who is it working for?
- mhurron 13y agoYes, software working for me is more important than the theoretical ability change or rewrite the software in some vague idea of source code freedom. You are aware that all your attempted examples could simply be called 'not working' when evaluating the software.
- sparkie 13y agoIt's a bit too late to find out if the software was working for you after the fact though. You can only evaluate the software in the first place if you have freedom 1, otherwise, you are going on hearsay, or this absurd notion that complete strangers are trustworthy by default. I'm also not sure how I could say software is working for me if I must first agree to be dictated the terms of it's use, and agree that the vendor may dictate any new terms in the future, which I must agree to in advance.