Detlev Zundel schrieb: > Hi Jean-Christophe, > >> On 00:50 Fri 26 Jun , Richard Stallman wrote: >>> If I use a GPLv3 bootloader in a medical tool, a car, Point of payment >>> terminal, >>> Military System, etc... it is a grave security flaw. >>> I'm not sure that you will be very happy if someone can modify the >>> Firmware >>> freely. As you may loose money to be killed and at the extrem kill >>> millions >>> of people. >>> >>> There is no need to exaggerate. Millions of people modify cars >>> physically, and it is not a dangerous practice. >> It is. >>> If you buy a car, or a medical tool for my own use, you deserve to be able >>> to change the software in it, just as you can change it physically. >> Certanly not when you use your car your are also on the public domain (road) >> so it your car have a system faillure you can kill yourself and kill other >> people. Remember that you are not allow to modify your car as your wish there >> is law that will forbiden you to do this in a lot' of country. > > It seems that you have very strong interests on the software side, which > need to be considered separately, but here you are really distorting > actual reality. As this example is likely best known to everybody, I'll > comment on this one - it seems currently too much work without a > prospect of any gain to comment on everything. > > Of course you can modify your own car. This is *not* forbidden - why do > you claim such a thing? Heck you can even attach a rocket to it *as > long* as you don't use the car on public streets. If you do, all you > got to do is to get your modifications approved. No big deal, go to a > <insert favorite car brand here> meeting and look at the cars there. > > I can even build my own car from scratch and get it certified. > > Although I wanted to restrict myself to cars - it's the same with > planes. It is common practice for example to modify glider planes > (increasing wing span for example to be more competitive today) for > which the manufacturer even *does not exist* any more today. Admittedly > this is some work to get it certified, but it is doable by a private > person for sure, I personally know some. > > Actually I can even build my own *plane* and still get it certified > (this is not uncommon). > > Cheers > Detlev >
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