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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by _fat_santa on Sunday February 19, 2023 @11:00AM (#34858663)
The FCC could have a rule when you are releasing "Cloud Connected" hardware that would specify that you must provide an "EOL plan" for when you no longer wish to support the hardware. A good example would be Sonos, they would be within their right to end official support for a speaker, but they must provide some EOL support that will let these devices function in perpetuity (or at least until the hardware breaks down).
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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by ilyt on Sunday February 19, 2023 @11:58AM (#34859342)
Cue vendors putting non-replaceable batteries that just happen to run out after 10 years, bricking device, and making effort to fix enough of a hassle most don't bother...

But yeah, would be nice. "No updates - give source code on OSS license + reasonably easy way to flash".

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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by shortcake27 on Sunday February 19, 2023 @02:22PM (#34860859)
The battery issue will probably be legislated first. There are already talks of banning non-user-replaceable batteries in consumer electronics.
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Re:The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reache... by josephcsible on Sunday February 19, 2023 @01:40PM (#34860460)
Yes, and there should only be two choices for what the EOL plan can be:

1. Give everyone who ever bought the product a full refund

2. Publicly release all of the source code plus any and all private signing keys necessary to overcome tivoization

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