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I remember back when I was young opening up an older stereo my parents had and right inside was the schematic and wiring diagram for the whole machine. My fathe
by Ccecil 6y ago
I remember back when I was young opening up an older stereo my parents had and right inside was the schematic and wiring diagram for the whole machine.
My father had a shop manual for his 1962 Ford Thunderbird and not only did it tell you how to fix it but it also showed how to make any needed "special tools" for the car.
I am not saying every single thing in the world is going to be user serviced...but it is a shame that in such a high tech world with access to just about any hardware/information needed we are increasingly not being "allowed to".
If we continue to allow qualified users to be stifled by DRM for the sake of increasing profits through planned obsolecence we are going to see greatly increased levels of ecological damage and waste.
I remember a time where the worst case scenario of working on your own devices was simply voiding a warranty.
It may seem like a modern tractor is a $500k machine which "simple folk" shouldn't work on...but don't forget the tractors of 50 years ago were viewed by outsiders the same way. Farmers have always been innovators of varying levels of skill...but they all have one thing in common, they don't seem to be scared of fixing stuff. IMHO, a well connected forum of tractor owners likely knows close to as much about their tractors as the company that made them...even without access to manuals.
Limiting those who tinker and innovate can do no good. It is high time we change the slogan to "reduce, reuse, repair, recycle". The very last option should be recycling...not the second.
- bluetwo 6y agoI think of farmers as intuitive understanders of physics, chemistry, and biology. Manipulating these things is essentially what they do all day long.
- ekianjo 6y ago> f we continue to allow qualified users to be stifled by DRM for the sake of increasing profits through planned obsolecence we are going to see greatly increased levels of ecological damage and waste. Waste is one concern but there is also a hidden cost. Every curious person that we prevent from opening up or fixing their machine contributes to a net loss of innovation in the long run.
- justwalt 6y agoFor me, that’s a stronger point. Nicely said.
- elevation 6y agoMy personal activism is to avoid purchasing DRM encumbered printers, coffee makers, multimedia streaming. This hasn't caused the world to reverse course, and there are still areas of compromise, like my cellphone, where I haven't been able to afford options that would be DRM free. If a right to repair law falls through, is there a more effective path of consumer activism besides avoiding DRM-encumbered products?
- Ccecil 6y agoAbsolutely...that is a big part of things as well. Every less tinkerer is one less inventor/innovator.
- m463 6y agoIf you look at the documentation for the purism phone, you'll find some interesting things, like how to take apart the phone and how to flash the os. EDIT: also https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/_downloads/librem5_evergreen_mainboard_schematic.pdf https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/_downloads/librem5_evergre...