nah. completely open hardware is still a pipe dream, i’m not disputing this. i guess i’m demoting the meaning of “open” in a way here. i’ll repeat myself here to make it clear:

this is a sliver of what is made possible by hardware freedom.

i gave a couple of real world examples of the thing i’m describing too, and some use cases we directly benefit from, so it exists because i’m literally holding it in my hand right now. open source software on open enough hardware is already a thing and i see no reason i should cheer for a backslide from this while i can get an us-branded device unlocked.

open hardware schematics used to be ubiquitous with no real disadvantage, now we rely on leaks so we don’t just chuck a perfectly good expensive item in the trash, and while huawei follows this western trend of throwaway hardware at the expense of mounting garbage piles and difficult financial situations to replace them, theres not a single reason any of us should be happy with it. and then theres the other wasteful practice of spending an inhuman amount of resources putting a cutting-edge really powerful chip on a device that can’t be used as such because the manufacturer doesn’t want you to. again, Apple-level antics here.

the worst part about it is that huawei did all of this better than most of the planet before and decided to stop it!!! fucking hell, other chinese manufacturers still do it right!! why make it worse??