[ImPostingOnHN]

> As silly as the notion that there shouldn't be any rules and limits whatsoever about what you can do with your computer.

Hard disagree. There shouldn't be any rules or limits whatsoever about what I can do with my computer, and especially ON my computer, as long as the thing I'm doing doesn't break other laws (CFAA, CSAM, etc).

This is, after all, Hacker News.

[FabHK]

Obviously, we are saying the same thing: there are (and should be) laws that limit what you can do on your computer, and within those limits, you can do what you want.

[ImPostingOnHN]

There is a distinction between laws limiting what you can do in general, whether with computer or not, and attempting to control what happens on the computer even when no other laws are being broken. I believe you may be unintentionally blurring that line.

To wit, the specific example you and I are discussing, is running open source software on a computer you own.