Comment by sejje

2 months ago

There's nothing new about the practice. It becoming a human right would certainly be new.

That's like saying backhanding your kid is a human right. Every human on the planet practiced it forever.

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krapp  2 months ago

It makes more sense as a human right than the four freedoms of Free Software, tbh.

Agriculture is absolutely critical to the survival of our species and civilization. Being able to edit and copy software code really isn't.

  • sejje  2 months ago

    The freedoms of software aren't a human right, either.

    I do think we should protect the ability to run your own code, via the law, but again, not a human right.

oregano  2 months ago

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  • knollimar  2 months ago

    Their point is doing a thing for a long time doesn't enshrine it as a right.

    The comment before could have said "should be a human right".

    imo it's very frustrating having people say "thing I want is a right". What gives them that right? Are all laws not violation of rights if you extend that

    • overfeed  2 months ago

      They are completely ignoring the context of this whole thread, which exists because the highest court in the land (Kenyan land, that is) has affirmed that right.

      Ggp's is as absurd as a North Korean commenting on a SCOTUS ruling on the right to a fair trial by saying "This is a new human right I didn't even know I had."

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