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All cellphones in Chile must be sold unlocked from January 2nd http://2tu.us/3oez !lp !fk #viaHN
about 5 months ago from libratus- Artopal repeated this.
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Countries should instead mandate that all software on phones be Free as in Freedom.
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Very far from true though! @jxself Countries should instead mandate that all software on phones be Free as in Freedom.
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@ludost @jxself yeah like I was saying to @rysiek https://identi.ca/conversation/87895796
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Additionally not needed; can't enforce anti-features such as SIM locking in a free software program because the users will just undo it.
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So mandating that all software on phones be Free as in Freedom means that all phones are effectively unlocked already.
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@jxself They could always move the SIM lock into hardware. That's why free software is insufficient, in this case and in general.
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depends on where the locking is done.
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@ossguy @douglasawh Maybe, but I doubt cell phone manufacturers want to do limited production runs of a model for just one carrier.
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@jxself good point. though I could imagine an agreement between operators to SIM-lock phones without software anti-features
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@ossguy So it's in the manufacturer's interest to do enable it via software instead, and allow the carrier to program as appropriate.
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(Part 1) Implementing as a circuit means carrier can never again update if they bought, are bought, or merge: http://ur1.ca/7albm.
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@ossguy Customers would need to get new handsets instead of remotely updating wth new list of acceptable MNCs.
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@jxself They can flash code to write-once chip. My point is that insisting only on free software doesn't always give flexibility you want.
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I understand, but it also means the carrier can never again update it without replacing the hardware. I don't think they'll go for that.
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