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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.io/users/wolf480pl/statuses/113640955485140692">Wolf480pl (wolf480pl@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 02:32:37 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/@wolf480pl" title="wolf480pl@mstdn.io"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/6007-48-20250211223719.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Wolf480pl" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Wolf480pl</a><div><a href="https://nondeterministic.computer/@mjg59/113640680123221885" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://nondeterministic.computer/@mjg59">@mjg59</a> <br>&gt; users would benefit from most (if not all) firmware being free software</p><p>yes</p><p>&gt; So I think this is less of a philosophical discussion</p><p>no, that does not follow</p><p>The stance of FSF is that developing proprietary software is immoral. Therefore, all software is *required* to be free</p><p>Just because something is beneficial to users does not mean it's morally required</p><p>Therefore, I think there's still a philosophical discussion here: where is the line between the vendors' rights and the users'</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4173604#notice-8156466">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-12-13T02:32:37+09:00" title="Friday, 13-Dec-2024 02:32:37 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.io/@wolf480pl/113640955485140692" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.io via ActivityPub">mstdn.io</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.io/@wolf480pl/113640955485140692">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Wolf480pl (wolf480pl@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 02:32:37 JSTWolf480pl
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> users would benefit from most (if not all) firmware being free software
yes
> So I think this is less of a philosophical discussion
no, that does not follow
The stance of FSF is that developing proprietary software is immoral. Therefore, all software is *required* to be free
Just because something is beneficial to users does not mean it's morally required
Therefore, I think there's still a philosophical discussion here: where is the line between the vendors' rights and the users'
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