Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it
by LegitShady on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:26AM
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>Now "right to repair" includes not only designing devices to be easier to repair but also includes legacy software support? Where do we draw this line? If your M1 dies, you can't fab one yourself.
Or maybe unlocking the bootloader?
>Now the author has shifted "right to repair" to mean mandatory device support and design requirements around repair-ability.
It's part of the conversation on planned obsolescence but you're right that's not strictly part of right to repair.
But these companies have been crowing about sustainability for a while now for PR purposes - now they may be legislated to actually provide sustainability in terms of product support and repairability.
Or maybe unlocking the bootloader?
>Now the author has shifted "right to repair" to mean mandatory device support and design requirements around repair-ability.
It's part of the conversation on planned obsolescence but you're right that's not strictly part of right to repair.
But these companies have been crowing about sustainability for a while now for PR purposes - now they may be legislated to actually provide sustainability in terms of product support and repairability.