[nickff]

>"If it’s your device then you should have 100% control over it."

Should you get the source code to all software running on it, along with all the relevant documentation and a right to modify it as you see fit? Without that, it's not really full control.

[pdonis]

Yes. That has been the position of free software advocates for as long as the free software movement has existed.

[artful-hacker]

I don't really know about source code, but at the very least, you should have access to any crypto keys, code, passwords or other such thing needed to modify it. Furthermore, reverse engineering any aspect of the thing and sharing the specifications you have discovered should not be illegal.

[ziml77]

Absolutely. I think all software being libre is a tad extreme, but we shouldn’t be locked out of being able to run what we want on the devices. Especially once they’re no longer supported.

[Mezzie]

What you should have is the option to chose to only run software whose source code/documentation/etc meets your needs.

Also that the devices' uses should be up to their owners, not their manufacturers. Devices are tools, not services.