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I wonder what the equivalent would look like for software. Open-source obviously, but what does a "right to repair" look like for a SAAS app? It sounds like thi
by pjfin123 6y ago
I wonder what the equivalent would look like for software. Open-source obviously, but what does a "right to repair" look like for a SAAS app? It sounds like this rule is mainly about accessing information about the vehicle so maybe requirements to allow consumers to export their data in a reasonable format.
- pabs3 6y agoA right to repair for software would be substantially similar to open source, perhaps with restrictions on commercial use, although in the car space, a right to repair is mostly about giving commercial repairers access, so maybe in software it would just mean mandating all software be open source :) Edit: perhaps the commercial case could be limited to sharing a copy with a consultant, having them do the repair job, give you back the code and then delete their copy. For service as a software substitute (SaaSS), I guess if you should have the right to extract your data too.
- pjfin123 6y agohttp://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-se...