An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker refused repairs

Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by bruce511 on Saturday October 12, 2024 @01:53AM (#41816773)

As an option between developers and customers, of course you can do this now, and it happens.

That's very different though to a law that requires source to be released.

The former is something you do because you believe it gives you the edge in a sale.

The latter is a regulatory framework that imposes problems on everyone unilaterally.

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Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by scratcheee on Saturday October 12, 2024 @03:10AM (#41817066)

Only everyone who goes bankrupt, and their creditors.

Rather the opposite for their customers.

I’m sure there’s a few cases where this would excessively hurt a company’s prospects (perhaps where a company has an innovative software product with a thin hardware component), but in the majority of cases losing access to the software of a hardware product as an asset is a relatively small loss, and the benefit to consumers is pretty huge. I’d support the trade off.

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