I love the idea of Canada becoming pirate headquarters, but we'd need to be prepared for consequences. Does Mr. Doctorow discuss the expected response after Canada kicks the DRM guys in their dongles? (Too bad your tractor's mainboard died but your iPhone can't connect to anyone in the U.S...) Paul H March 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM, "alayne [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca via linux" <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org mailto:linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org?to=%22alayne%40twobikes.ottawa.on.ca%20via%20linux%22%20%3Clinux%40linux-ottawa.org%3E > wrote: > > Doctorow explains this more thoroughly in his recent book, The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. He argues now is the time to remove locks affecting things like printer ink & tractors that have been imposed on other countries as part of "free trade" deals. > > He is, BTW, also not a fan of blockchain. > > Alayne > > On Sun, 9 Mar 2025, Nash JC - NCF via linux wrote: > > > > > Very interesting and quite unexpected discussion with Mattea Roach. > > > > https://www.cbc.ca/books/bookends/cory-doctorow-writes-science-fiction-to-come-to-terms-with-his-tech-anxiety-1.7477457 > > > > Suggests big opportunity is repeal of Canada's version of digital lock law. > > > -- Alayne McGregor > alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca > > Aiming for the moon and getting halfway there, gets you farther than if you just aim for the roof and only get halfway upstairs. People's achievements in life depend quite startlingly much on what they _expect_ to achieve. -- Diana Wynne Jones, in _Reflections_ > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org/ >