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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @12:44PM (#37394398)
That just forces e-waste. Aftermarket firmware lets a device stay useful indefinitely.
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Re:Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of I... by dtaht on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @01:54PM (#37395362)
Agreed. I fully expect to see the routers we used in the cerowrt project from 2008 still operational for 10-20 more years. Thereś one out there with 4+ years of uptime that I know of.

https://blog.cerowrt.org/post/an_upgrade_in_place/

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