Right to Root Access

Re:Right to Root Access by PittleyDunkin on Monday January 13, 2025 @02:24PM (#42687593)

> "Freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints"

Yea, this is a nice thought if you don't live in society. However, it falls apart pretty rapidly once you realize "your freedom to stops at my freedom from". So it's a non-starter.

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Re:Right to Root Access by diggan on Monday January 13, 2025 @02:32PM (#42687743)

> Yea, this is a nice thought if you don't live in society

Well, democracies are societies, and you have much freedom in (most of) those. Not sure where you live, but if possible, you can always try to vacation in one to experience it yourself :)

> "your freedom to stops at my freedom from"

I don't understand what this means, nor how it relates to having root access on your digital devices. Could you possibly explain this again? I want to understand.

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Re:Right to Root Access by amelius on Monday January 13, 2025 @05:50PM (#42690624)

Probably means something like: if you eat this donut then I cannot eat it, ergo your freedom and my freedom are at odds.

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