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Comment by wizzwizz4

3 days ago

So? You can replace the ROM chip (or flash it, if it's an EEPROM). The whole point of free software is that you don't have to limit yourself to what the manufacturer says you can do.

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kube-system  3 days ago

I was responding to:

> Any computer running nonfree software can't be a personal one

  • wizzwizz4  2 days ago

    Now that I understand it, this is an excellent point.

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