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On 2015-09-29 15:32, Simon Avery wrote: > > * @VW All software on your vehicles needs to be free software without > DRM to restore our trust #DRMshame https://u.fsf.org/fraud > > > That's an interesting point but, y'know, I'm not sure I'd want to buy, > or even share a road with, a car that had had its firmware modified by > the driver or downloaded off a random website. > > That doesn't excuse the trust broken by VW and others, but this isn't > the way to keep roads safe. One could have free software with some sort of MOT safety check. Although you routinely share the road with people who do their own car repairs so maybe it isn't such a rash idea. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq