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Re:Subaru, Kia shut off some car features rather than adhere... by artful-hacker on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:09PM (#30446481)
I don't really know about source code, but at the very least, you should have access to any crypto keys, code, passwords or other such thing needed to modify it. Furthermore, reverse engineering any aspect of the thing and sharing the specifications you have discovered should not be illegal.
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Re:Subaru, Kia shut off some car features rather than adhere... by ziml77 on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:55PM (#30447063)
Absolutely. I think all software being libre is a tad extreme, but we shouldn’t be locked out of being able to run what we want on the devices. Especially once they’re no longer supported.
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