[wyager]

Why do you need the freedom to reprogram your computer?

The main reason is "because I want to".

[SolarNet]

In this case the radio is not the computer. The fair balance here is to lockdown the radio, but not the chips that run the software that uses it.

[wyager]

You didn't answer my question. Why do you need the freedom to reprogram your computer?

Any answer to that also justifies my desire to be free to reprogram my radio.