> Similarly, software should automatically be open-source after 30 years. 30 years seems a lot to me. I would rather force by law companies to open source ever

> Similarly, software should automatically be open-source after 30 years. 30 years seems a lot to me. I would rather force by law companies to open source every piece of firmware after some time (2-5 years?) it is declared obsolete or doesn't receive direct support anymore. The goal should be rather to prevent perfectly good hardware to become bricks and be thrown away than to help retrocomputing enthusiasts revive the few surviving devices decades later. I understand there would be huge legal implications but still...