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Re:John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment ... by jamienk on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @10:26PM (#48840226)
"Right to repair" isn't some kind of little negotiated contract fiddling. A company can't agree to a 5-year right to repair. Right to repair is a normal freedom, like speech, like using everyday objects you buy or make, generally walking around, meeting people, etc. Don't let's get all twisted up here and start thinking some dumb-ass business plan is the starting point in our basic conceptualization of humanity.
Re:John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment ... by tzs on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:10AM (#48840886)
> Right to repair is a normal freedom

Right to try to repair is a normal freedom.

Re:John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment ... by darknavi on Thursday July 09, 2026 @11:26AM (#48847521)
Right to watch five YouTube videos on how to fix my horrid soldering job.

I wouldn't trade it for the world though, we need more tinkering.

Re:John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment ... by sleight42 on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:10PM (#48850153)
Me trying to fix our living room couch. Yeah. I fell ya, man.
Re:John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment ... by jmole on Friday July 10, 2026 @04:23PM (#48864761)
"Right to not be locked out of performing repairs yourself" doesn't roll off the tongue quite as well.