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<title>
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Open letter for the right to install any software on any device
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</head>
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<body class="upcycling-android">
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<a href="/activities/upcyclingandroid/upcyclingandroid.html">Upcycling Android</a>
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<div id="join" class="color-box background fullwidth" data-color="android-blue">
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<h4>Open Letter</h4>
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<h3 id="the-universal-right-to-freely-choose-operating-systems-software-and-services">
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The universal right to install any software on any device
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</h3>
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</div>
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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Software design is crucial for the ecodesign and sustainability of
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products and hardware. Free Software systems and services enable reuse,
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repurposing and interoperability of devices. The universal right to
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freely choose operating systems, software and services is crucial for a
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more sustainable digital society.
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h2>To: Legislators in the European Union</h2>
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<h2>In copy: Citizens of the European Union</h2>
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<p>
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The ongoing digitization of infrastructures and services comes along with
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a continuously growing number of electronic devices that are connected to
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the Internet - be it in private, public or business environments. Many of
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these devices need more energy and natural resources to be produced than
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the energy they consume during their entire lifespan. And way too many of
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these devices are being wasted and not reparable simply because the
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software stops working or is not being updated anymore.
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</p>
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<p>
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Once the pre-installed software stops users from continuing to use their
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hardware, restrictive ownership models prevent users from helping
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themselves to enjoy longer use of their devices. Restrictions span from
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physically locking down hardware, to technical obscurity by using
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proprietary software, to legal restrictions via software licenses and end
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user license agreements. This way, manufacturers often prohibit
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repairability, access and reuse of their devices. Even after purchase,
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customers often do not really own their devices. They are not able to do
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what they want with their very own devices.
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<strong>If you cannot install the software you want on your own device – you
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don’t own it.</strong>
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</p>
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<p>We, the signees of this open letter,</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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recognize that free access to the hardware and software determines how
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long or how often a device can be used or reused.
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</li>
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<li>
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declare the increased longevity and reusability of our devices to be
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inevitable for a more sustainable digital society.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<strong>That is why we ask legislators in the European Union to make use of the
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historic chance and enable a more sustainable use of electronic products
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and devices with a universal right to install and run any software on
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any device.</strong>
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To this end, we demand that:
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</p>
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<div class="color-box background rounded" data-color="android-blue">
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<h3 id="users-have-the-right-to-freely-choose-operating-systems-and-software-running-on-their-devices">
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Users have the right to freely choose operating systems and software
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running on their devices
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</h3>
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</div>
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<div class="with-image-left small-img">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/4bc66bc88db53000d4c61158a2c59ed8.png" alt="three gears in different colors and sizes integrate with each other, while one has the coding abbreviation on it"/>
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<div>
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<p>
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Our tablets, phones and other connected devices are general purpose
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computers. Replacing software and operating systems on these devices
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enables us to extend the initial lifespan of a device and to make full
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use of our hardware. For the ability to reuse and repurpose our
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resources in a creative and sustainable way we need
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<strong>the universal right to install and develop any operating system and
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software we want on any of our devices.</strong>
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Any legal, technical or other obstacles to reuse these devices for any
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purpose must not be allowed.
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="color-box background rounded" data-color="android-blue">
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<h3 id="users-have-the-right-to-freely-choose-between-service-providers-to-connect-their-devices-with">
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Users have the right to freely choose between service providers to
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connect their devices with
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</h3>
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</div>
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<div class="with-image-left small-img">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/3a188e6f8005efc058a948f46f8055fe.png" alt="a phone-like device out of which come three arrows, one to the left, one to the right and one straight ahead"/>
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<div>
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<p>
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Users must have the free choice of providers offering software related
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services, meaning they can use the device from one manufacturer with
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the service provided by another. Many connected clients today go to
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waste simply because their online services go offline. Free choice of
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services allows these clients to be reused by connecting to another
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service.
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</p>
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<p>
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Operating systems and embedded software determine possible
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interactions between generic sensors, modules and systems with their
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connected online services. For users to exercise free choice of
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services, they must be able to use the device from one manufacturer
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with any online service, which could be supplied by any other third
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party or by themselves.
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<strong>Connected services as well as the software on connected devices and
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applications must offer interoperability and full functionality of a
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device's initial purpose with the use of Open Standards.</strong>
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="color-box background rounded" data-color="android-blue">
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<h3 id="devices-are-interoperable-and-compatible-with-open-standards">
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Devices are interoperable and compatible with open standards
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</h3>
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</div>
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<div class="with-image-left small-img">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/5d9d8a311d507cef799ce719b554094f.png" alt="four different geometrical figures are connected via bridges"/>
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<div>
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<p>
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Software designs and architectures determine accessibility and
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compatibility of hardware via standards, drivers, tools, and
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interfaces. Proprietary software and protocols hinder competition
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among manufacturers, undermine repairability of devices and create an
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artificial incompatibility of different devices within the same
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infrastructure. Interoperability of single devices however is crucial
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for the creation of sufficient, sustainable and long-lasting IT
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infrastructures. To enable interoperability,
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<strong>manufacturers must ensure that any data necessary to run a
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device's primary function is compatible with and possible to
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import/export in open standards.</strong>
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="color-box background rounded" data-color="android-blue">
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<h3 id="source-code-of-drivers-tools-and-interfaces-are-published-under-a-free-license">
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Source code of drivers, tools, and interfaces are published under a free
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license
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</h3>
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</div>
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<div class="with-image-left small-img">
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/big/2846e7dcfaca4da119444ed8563f9f78.png" alt="a phone like device looks like a lock that has been opened"/>
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<div>
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<p>
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Smaller components of a device often require specific drivers, tools,
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and interfaces to operate. Users need full access and free reusability
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of the source code of those drivers, tools, and interfaces to analyse
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and integrate a device within a set of interconnected devices from
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different manufacturers. Source code reusability is also key to
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exercise the full right to repair for any third-parties from
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professional repair shops to repair cafés to end users.
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</p>
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<p>
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A free license is any license that gives everyone the four freedoms to
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use, study, share and improve the software, including Free Software
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and Open Source Software licenses.
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<strong>The obligation to publish drivers, tools, and interfaces under such
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a free license after market entry are key for full access to our
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devices and exercising the universal right to repair.</strong>
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<h2 id="sign-the-letter">Sign the letter</h2>
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<p>
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This campaign is completed, so you can no longer sign the open letter.
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</p>
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<h2 id="signatures">Supporting organisations</h2>
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<sigtable/>
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<br/>
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<hr/>
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<p>
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Does your organisation or company support the users’ right to freely
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choose operating systems, software and services? Please reach us with an
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email to contact [at] fsfe [dot] org to sign the open letter and join the
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alliance.
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</p>
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