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On Wednesday 18 July 2007, Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote |
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about 'Re: [gentoo-user] 2 to 3??': |
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> However, this is not the point. |
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> The point is that Tivo SOLD people hardware |
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This is the salient point for me, too. If hardware was still owned by TiVo |
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(in reality, not just in name) I'd have no problem with them deciding what |
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can run on it and taking steps to prevent tampering. |
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I'm not sure Stallman would agree with me -- users may or may not own the |
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device their software runs on, and Stallman is all about users. |
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Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. |
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ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' |
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