be4foss , 26 days ago I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability! Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers "Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs." @kde #RightToRepair #KDE #GNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource (h/t GNOME Berlin)
I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability!
Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers
"Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs."
@kde
#RightToRepair #KDE #GNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
(h/t GNOME Berlin)
suetanvil , 26 days ago @be4foss @kde I'm now envisioning the EU sending sternly worded letters to FOSS devs who don't properly document their code.
@be4foss @kde
I'm now envisioning the EU sending sternly worded letters to FOSS devs who don't properly document their code.
breadsmasher , 26 days ago Software techniques that obstruct repairs This should hit whatever apple was doing with their parts replacements needing to be “coded” in or something?
Software techniques that obstruct repairs
This should hit whatever apple was doing with their parts replacements needing to be “coded” in or something?
Ipr , 25 days ago @be4foss @breadsmasher Exactly. Also some tractor manufacturers etc. have been known to do these things.
@be4foss @breadsmasher Exactly. Also some tractor manufacturers etc. have been known to do these things.
Pwl , 25 days ago @be4foss @kde might this impact on software upgrades and backwards compatibility? Eg MS Windows 11 unable to run on old hardware, but the compatible version of Windows is no longer supported? This is a significant cause of eWaste.
@be4foss @kde might this impact on software upgrades and backwards compatibility? Eg MS Windows 11 unable to run on old hardware, but the compatible version of Windows is no longer supported? This is a significant cause of eWaste.