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2071 points K0nserv | 1 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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I didn't buy a box of transistors, I bought a "smart phone", a pocket sized computer.

The OS and hardware are parts of the whole.

So you're phrasing it wrong.

I should have the ability to run any code I want on my smart phone that I own.

And to my clear, I own my smart phone. You own your smart phone. Any EULA to the contrary should be null and void.

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1. K0nserv ◴[01 Sep 25 20:44 UTC] No.45096454[source]▶

Yes, but did you buy a general purpose computer? I don’t think smart phones were ever marketed that way.

Now, if you want to install Linux on that hardware you should be allowed to do so.

We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own