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A comment on Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders.

Re:Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders by ssss11 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @08:47PM (#38054862)
Good question - maybe there should be a time period placed on it. Allow unlocking of boot loaders 10 years after manufacture or similar. The vendors you would hope could get on board with that.
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Re:Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders by whelp_24 on Saturday October 28, 2023 @10:23PM (#38055364)
Why have a time frame at all?
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Re:Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders by sansah on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:05AM (#38056869)
10yrs is way too long. Should be at least as soon as last patch was released.
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