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by phaer 4594 days ago
> And actually, citizens can do the same at their level, not letting enter their house any device or software whose code is not open source or even libre software (so they can recompile it and reinstall it on their hardware).

I tried that, but at the moment it means you can't even own a cellphone, etc

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Or a new stove, microwave, alarm clock, gas meter, coffee-maker, smart thermostat, ... Limiting yourself to only open-source SW (nevermind HW) is severely crippling, I'd imagine!