Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by m463 on Friday March 13, 2020 @08:46PM
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I think open source software and possibly hardware as CNC/3D printing/etc form the checks and balances against this.
It's sort of unfortunate. I can see having an idea, and wanting to start a business, but not have people copy it wholesale. But I can also see that people who do start companies go the full-tyranny route - closed source, phone app only, invasive data collection, until purchasing something is a compromise on every level.
It's sort of unfortunate. I can see having an idea, and wanting to start a business, but not have people copy it wholesale. But I can also see that people who do start companies go the full-tyranny route - closed source, phone app only, invasive data collection, until purchasing something is a compromise on every level.