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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by imglorp on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:09AM (#22483414)
It's also about serial number encoded parts. The computer will only accept licensed ones it recognizes. Apple plays the same shitty game to keep you from replacing easy components yourself.

Louis Rossman has testified to Congress on the matter.

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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by rasz on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @04:33PM (#22488389)
so does Raspberry Pi Foundation https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1088506051295567872
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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by imglorp on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @07:17PM (#22489668)
Why? Just to single source the camera?
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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by rootusrootus on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:05PM (#22489951)
Yes, to preserve the income from selling the cameras, to pay for the R&D.
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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by rasz on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:37PM (#22497242)
What about proprietary PMIC? https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=238779#p1... MxL7704-R3/MxL7704-R4 are custom single client versions of the common chip, Apple does the same thing with Charger ICs.
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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by imglorp on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @11:15PM (#22490907)
Just speaking for myself, I'd rather pay a dollar or two more for an unencumbered Pi than have any restrictions on how I can use it.
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Re:Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a repair ba... by thrownblown on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @04:21PM (#22488275)
Louis has been travelling the country to testify at various state legislatures. Its been fascinating following his efforts on youtube. here is a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkVbIsAWN2lsmovRO20_g...
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