Re:Fighting for the right to repair your own stuff
by smichel17 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:22AM
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> products I happily bought
I think this (emphasis mine) is somewhat disingenuous. Sometimes there are no other options, or they have significant tradeoffs (in ways that aren't due to that clause in the EULA).
I think a better phrasing would be something like, "fighting against the ability of EULAs to restrict the buyer's right to repair".
Drawing a parallel to an extreme, to show where the argument comes from: we also don't allow people to sign themselves into slavery, even though in some circumstances people will "happily" do just that.
I think this (emphasis mine) is somewhat disingenuous. Sometimes there are no other options, or they have significant tradeoffs (in ways that aren't due to that clause in the EULA).
I think a better phrasing would be something like, "fighting against the ability of EULAs to restrict the buyer's right to repair".
Drawing a parallel to an extreme, to show where the argument comes from: we also don't allow people to sign themselves into slavery, even though in some circumstances people will "happily" do just that.