They exist to make money not help humanity. Open source don’t make them money so they will never bother
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onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 year ago
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Fades@lemmy.world 1 year ago
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They exist to make money not help humanity.
From the article…
Greenberg spent many years developing the technology while working at the Alfred Mann Foundation, a nonprofit organization that develops biomedical devices
Bahalex@lemmy.world 1 year ago
“he spun off the company Second Sight with three cofounders in 1998”
The rest of the sentence from your quote. The company that put these implants into people was, from what I understand, indeed for profit.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Kind of hard to operate a company without also making money doing so. The two are not mutually exclusive to each other.
eksb@programming.dev 1 year ago
Non-profits, just like for-profits, need to keep revenue at or above expenditures. Just like for-profits they end up run by executives who prioritize bringing money in to sustain the bureaucracy over doing good.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just like for-profits they end up run by executives who prioritize bringing money in to sustain the bureaucracy over doing good.
I’m going to push back against this. You are making an assumption. You can do both, help Humanity and make money (since we live in a society that requires money to exist).
guacupado@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Feel free to enlighten them on how to run a beneficial company with no income.
HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 year ago
He should have made it open sauce
doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Open Source can and very often is profitable, though. Large companies like to trade technologies as assets, but a lot of people don’t realize that as individuals they can claim full rights and ownership over their product while also making it free to use and modify.
Snapz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’re giving a roundabout justification for regulation.
It should not be their choice when are discussing items/services that impact health this directly. Buy the ticket (release product and profit) take the ride (support for the life of installed user base at least).
anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Regulation is the only way the capitalist model works. Think about it, limiting capitalism is a majorly important part of making any part of it work because it’s so backwards.
onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 year ago
I vote for parties that are pro-opensource and promote opensource among friends and family. It’s all I can do.
anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What if the party is also for child murder?
And what if the other one who is against child murder is also anti-open source?
vsh@lemm.ee 1 year ago
How the hell would you even recharge an open source retina? This isn’t your typical PC app.
ChewTiger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The same as a closed source one? What does charging something have to do with an app? I’m not even sure what you’re saying.
vsh@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I don’t know either, and I think OP didn’t read the article. What the fuck is open source limb? Open source retina? What does recharging mean in that context? Swapping the battery or faceplanting on an inductive charger?
LrdThndr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Open source hardware is a thing. See: raspberry pi, pine64, etc.
In hardware, open source means the schematics are available and the device is built with commonly available components; eg: no proprietary chips, standard discrete components, pcb schematics and plans available.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This shit should be eminent domained and open sourced. It’s in the public’s best interest to have this tech available and if the people who invested in making it don’t want to support it or sell it to a company that will, they don’t need it anymore.
anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Fuck that. Free & Open Source Software ONLY for ANY bioimplant tech.
olutukko@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why not just any tech? It’s already obsolete. Nobody is going to profit from it. Why not let couple nerds tinker with it?
Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Fuck ANY. ALL or STFU and you have no right to broadcast any kind of deception of the people en masse no less.
olutukko@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Jesus calm down lmao
ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
IDK, I probably wouldn’t want every anon having access to the source code for my cybereyes, let alone something like a pacemaker. Companies should be legally mandated to maintain devices like these for the average human life expectancy.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Missing the fact Open Source software is generally more secure because more people are looking at the code. You don’t need to see the source to find a vulnerability, you do need it to patch one properly though.
Winter8593@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Security through obscurity is not security
CAVOK@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s definitely one layer of security. If it’s your only layer then you’re in trouble.
Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Ignorance. You don’t understand any of the philosophy or the conduct of FOSS let alone close source.
But…here…sign right here where the CIA/NSA/FBI/ETC. get any and all right to fuck you over any time the want to for any fucking reason.