The right to repair doesn’t do any good if everything is DESIGNED to “not be repaired”.
thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe
on 02 May 16:52
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That’s not only quite defeatist it’s not really true. Everything can be reverse engineered, obviously in some cases it’s not economical, but John Deere tractors and their obnoxious lockdowns are a classic case of where this leads to genuine value for people. JD robbing the farmers of the ability to perform simple repairs and charging huge bucks to do them ends up with costs on your grocery bill. This bill doesn’t directly impact that I don’t believe but it’s the simplest clearest example of why this is important.
This is brilliant news - we’re all better off for it.
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The right to repair doesn’t do any good if everything is DESIGNED to “not be repaired”.
That’s not only quite defeatist it’s not really true. Everything can be reverse engineered, obviously in some cases it’s not economical, but John Deere tractors and their obnoxious lockdowns are a classic case of where this leads to genuine value for people. JD robbing the farmers of the ability to perform simple repairs and charging huge bucks to do them ends up with costs on your grocery bill. This bill doesn’t directly impact that I don’t believe but it’s the simplest clearest example of why this is important.
This is brilliant news - we’re all better off for it.
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Have you tried replacing the starter on your car. It could be this easy or what they do now. <img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/e51a673f-27b1-46cb-9707-528b0010d2a4.webp">
This bill doesn’t, but the senate version did iirc. Still, it’s obviously a step in the right direction.
Great news. About time something good happened politically.