“In the afternoon, FSF executive director Zoë Kooyman announced an exciting new project: Librephone.Librephone is a new initiative by the FSF to bring full computing freedom to mobile computing environments. The LibrePhone Project is a partnership with Rob Savoye, a developer who has worked on free software (including the GNU toolchain) since the 1980s. « Since mobile phone computing is now so ubiquitous, we’re very excited about LibrePhone and think it has the potential to bring software freedom to many more users all over the world. »”
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Strangely, the EPA is standing alongside automakers, including VW. They all oppose proposed regulations that would allow the public to circumvent copyright protections measures attached to vehicle software.
Source : VW scandal highlights irony of EPA opposition to vehicle software tinkering | Ars Technica