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www/philosophy/po tivoization.pot
From: |
GNUN |
Subject: |
www/philosophy/po tivoization.pot |
Date: |
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:30:12 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: GNUN <gnun> 23/06/22 06:30:12
Modified files:
philosophy/po : tivoization.pot
Log message:
Automatic update by GNUnited Nations.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/po/tivoization.pot?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Patches:
Index: tivoization.pot
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/po/tivoization.pot,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- tivoization.pot 8 May 2023 13:01:03 -0000 1.4
+++ tivoization.pot 22 Jun 2023 10:30:12 -0000 1.5
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: tivoization.html\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-05-08 12:55+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-06-22 10:25+0000\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
msgid ""
"There is a paradoxical class of firmware, for which the source code is <a "
-"href=\"/philosophy/free-sw.html\">free software</a> because it carries a <a "
+"href=\"/philosophy/free-sw.html\">free software</a>, because it carries a <a "
"href=\"/licenses/license-list.html\">free software license</a>, but specific "
-"hardware for which these programs are designed renders any binaries produced "
-"from that source code nonfree in practice. That is because that hardware "
-"requires the binary to be signed by the hardware manufacturer, either in "
-"order to run at all, or in order to make use of crucial hardware facilities, "
-"effectively forbidding users to run modified versions. We call these "
-"programs <em>tivoized blobs</em>."
+"hardware, for which these programs are designed, renders any binaries "
+"produced from that source code nonfree in practice. That is because that "
+"hardware requires the binary to be signed by the hardware manufacturer, "
+"either in order to run at all, or in order to make use of crucial hardware "
+"facilities, effectively forbidding users to run modified versions. We call "
+"these programs <em>tivoized blobs</em>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@
"href=\"/philosophy/free-sw.html\">the four essential freedoms</a>) is "
"missing, and that binary is not free, even though the source code may carry "
"a free software license. Indirectly, tivoization affects the other freedoms "
-"(to use and to distribute modified versions) because any modification of the "
-"firmware by yourself will result in broken hardware. The binary may qualify "
-"as <a href=\"/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html\">open source</a>, because "
-"the term “open source” <a "
+"(to use and to distribute modified versions), because any modification of "
+"the firmware by yourself will result in broken hardware. The binary may "
+"qualify as <a href=\"/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html\">open source</a>, "
+"because the term “open source” <a "
"href=\"/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html\">is defined in terms "
"of how the source is treated</a>. The publisher or the manufacturer may also "
-"advertise this forced signature check as a “feature.”"
+"advertise this forced signature check as a “feature.” However, "
+"if it is not possible for the owner to replace the manufacturer's signature "
+"with one's own, we call that an “anti-feature.”"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
@@ -71,16 +73,17 @@
"freedoms. It prevents users from upgrading their own hardware or firmware, "
"and it suggests a false sense of security by giving the control of their "
"computer only to some “trusted” firmware provider, compelling "
-"them to take its word for their safety."
+"users to take the provider's word for their safety."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
msgid ""
"The firmware that drives the hardware at the lowest level also has the most "
"control over it. It often contains <a "
-"href=\"https://libreboot.at/faq.html#intelme\">backdoors</a> and <a "
+"href=\"https://libreboot.at/faq.html#intelme\">back doors</a> and <a "
"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html#uefi-rootkit\">vulnerabilities</a>
"
-"nobody is allowed to fix but the provider trusted by the hardware."
+"which only the “trusted” provider (trusted by the hardware) is "
+"allowed to fix."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
@@ -89,10 +92,10 @@
"way for the manufacturer and publisher to keep the control over your "
"computing, even more than if the source code itself were proprietary! It "
"only serves the purpose of the publisher or manufacturer, and has no benefit "
-"to the software user or the hardware owner. Even if not all hardware refuses "
-"to run modified binaries, using the version signed by the manufacturer "
-"(instead of unsigned or self-signed versions) would not bring any benefit to "
-"the user either."
+"to the software user or the hardware owner. On the other hand, supposing "
+"some models of hardware will run modified versions, there is no advantage "
+"for you in using the manufacturer's signed version instead of a self-signed "
+"variant."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <div><p>
- www/philosophy/po tivoization.pot,
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