As far as I am aware, TP-Link is the hardware behind a lot of different brands including, if I am not mistaken, Google and Apple branded routers.
People would have to do some research before buying and I doubt that anyone but a die-hard open source fan will ever 1) do the research and 2) base the purchase decision on this issue
That is one aspect of it, to be sure. But that is only one side.
Another side is that, like an immunization, you are protecting the herd by making your system harder to crack and become a platform for attacks against yourself and others.
There are always trade offs and compromises when it comes to security. It would be great if we could live in a world where people didn't do evil things and everything could be free and open, but that is not the world we live in.
I used MythTV for years as a DVR and I tried a lot of different file systems.
The 2 that always worked the best were JFS and XFS for the sole reason that large file deletes took almost no time at all. Compared to several seconds or even minutes with other file systems.
Perhaps this will mean that a new consortium will be created whose purpose will be to raise money to pay corporations to bless open source projects for their hardware.
Or, a new company will rise up that uses open source firmware on their hardware (Buffalo does this, I think, with some of its routers)
My initial reaction is to mourn the loss of another freedom, but it is in the name of security.
I am conflicted. The same thing is happening on PC's with secure boot. It is arguable that this raises the bar for security but the down side is the fact that we lose some control over the devices we have.
Man, your kid must be a Disney-aholic... Drive 75 miles at break-neck speed to get to Disney world only to spend a little over an hour there? That's dedication right there...
So then you wouldn't mind at all if the manufacturer of your car stated in their EULA that you may not alter the vehicle in any way. So adding that snazzy after market stereo or muffler will render the vehicle inoperable because security.
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Oh, whatever... double bass makes any song 2x as good and you know it...
Damn, I knew someone was going to bring this up.
Armageddon it!
Who will get the clap?
Only a perv disrobes in a transparent box in the middle of a public space...
Still, one could imagine something actually representing a real popular vote if everyone could just click to vote.
But, yeah, it's too bad, but I think the sentiment in this thread is probably correct. It would be abused and corrupted instantly.
Which fits in just fine with politicians view... they certainly wouldn't want a real representative vote on their hands.
Come for the voting, stay for the data collection!
While you are probably correct. It still strikes me as hubris to be so dismissive.
Also, you know a lot about dishwashers.
So instead of a $600 iPhone (that cost a fraction of that to make), I get to pay $1200 over the course of 2 years... what a deal.
This is the kind of predatory crap I expect from a loan shark not from... oh wait, nm.
This sort of sounds like the bravado of someone who is sure that they are protected because they have anti-virus software installed.
The hyperbole is strong with this one.
Let's use crypto as the scape goat for all of today's ills, truth be damned.
Classic FUD campaign... does anyone get taken by this anymore?
As far as I am aware, TP-Link is the hardware behind a lot of different brands including, if I am not mistaken, Google and Apple branded routers.
People would have to do some research before buying and I doubt that anyone but a die-hard open source fan will ever 1) do the research and 2) base the purchase decision on this issue
No, not exactly.
That is one aspect of it, to be sure. But that is only one side.
Another side is that, like an immunization, you are protecting the herd by making your system harder to crack and become a platform for attacks against yourself and others.
There are always trade offs and compromises when it comes to security. It would be great if we could live in a world where people didn't do evil things and everything could be free and open, but that is not the world we live in.
I used MythTV for years as a DVR and I tried a lot of different file systems.
The 2 that always worked the best were JFS and XFS for the sole reason that large file deletes took almost no time at all. Compared to several seconds or even minutes with other file systems.
But.... but... the convenience! My freedom for CONVENIENCE!
Perhaps this will mean that a new consortium will be created whose purpose will be to raise money to pay corporations to bless open source projects for their hardware.
Or, a new company will rise up that uses open source firmware on their hardware (Buffalo does this, I think, with some of its routers)
My initial reaction is to mourn the loss of another freedom, but it is in the name of security.
I am conflicted. The same thing is happening on PC's with secure boot. It is arguable that this raises the bar for security but the down side is the fact that we lose some control over the devices we have.
Don't you realize that this is the sum of all fears?!
How long before very short range jamming devices are popular among the kids, I wonder?
Man, your kid must be a Disney-aholic... Drive 75 miles at break-neck speed to get to Disney world only to spend a little over an hour there? That's dedication right there...
But who lets the kid drive the good car? That's why you buy them the beater, or give them the aging hand-me-down.
Noting says trust like saying "I don't trust you with the good car... here's a piece of crap"
ahhhh, *that's* why it never worked... Here I was adding tinfoil to the telescoping antenna and everything...
I have worked in a computer repair shop. I have seen plenty of Macbooks come in with all the same problems as every other computer.
Failed hard drives, heat damaged components, bad RAM, failed back lights... you know... normal stuff that usually fails in computers.
Just because it is Apple doesn't make it magically immune to the same types of hardware failures that every other electronic device has.
Um... they brick your phone at a much later time, well after it has been in the hands of the unscrupulous repair person.
That too, though the implications are much wider in scope than just Apple products.
Except the part about the restore operation.
Presumably you are restoring the same version of the OS you already had on your device.
So then you wouldn't mind at all if the manufacturer of your car stated in their EULA that you may not alter the vehicle in any way. So adding that snazzy after market stereo or muffler will render the vehicle inoperable because security.