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[kortilla]

Rentals yeah, but not the ones you own.

[warkdarrior → kortilla]

You don't own software, not even open source software. You just license it.

[pessimizer → warkdarrior]

Nah, you own free software. The problem is that you don't own the bike if they don't let you swap out and edit the software at will. If somebody sells you a safe but doesn't allow you to open it, they haven't sold you a safe, they've let you hold theirs.

[NoZebra120vClip → pessimizer]

https://xkcd.com/1150/