We had that world of #HardwareFreedom for a time @anne_twain, and it has been actively taken from us over decades. The #ExtractionIndustry powers that undermined it are still here and are not going away without a fight.

So what you ask for is not unreasonable. It is, though, a long gradual road to get there from here.

I will be getting my next notebook computer from https://frame.work/ because they have #RightToRepair at the core of their business, and a track record of good and improving products.

If you value #HardwareFreedom and #RightToRepair, you need users to be free to change the operating system on their own device.

Sign the @fsfe open letter to EU lawmakers, to demand laws to keep our devices free and under our control.

https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.html

@aral Both simple and brave. How the fuck do we ensure that is the response that gets rewarded? #SmallTechnology #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #HardwareFreedom #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

@aral Both simple and brave. How the fuck do we ensure that is the response that gets rewarded? #SmallTechnology #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #HardwareFreedom #SoftwareFreedom #FreeSoftware

The #VentureCapital that funds hardware, hates #HardwareFreedom. Instead, they want “recurring revenue” (sometimes, perversely, termed “sustainable revenue” from the perspective of #captialism).

This is today Why Everything is a Subscription https://youtube.com/watch?v=B8yXmULSBfQ — of course, if we reject the #VendorLockin assumption, there is a better way, #ProtocolsNotPlatforms

The #VentureCapital that funds hardware, hates #HardwareFreedom. Instead, they want “recurring revenue” (sometimes, perversely, termed “sustainable revenue” from the perspective of #captialism).

This is today Why Everything is a Subscription youtube.com/watch?v=B8yXmULSBfQ — of course, if we reject the #VendorLockin assumption, there is a better way, #ProtocolsNotPlatforms