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Re:Ask HN: Right to Repair for Software? by josephcsible on Friday January 27, 2023 @12:58AM (#34543053)
FOSS licenses are the equivalent of some hardware manufacturers voluntarily allowing repair. OP is asking for an equivalent of a guaranteed right to repair from all manufacturers.
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Re:Ask HN: Right to Repair for Software? by prmoustache on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:24AM (#34544528)
Well you can do that by mandating by law that all software (including the one only provided as an online service) have to be released on a FOSS license.
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