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Exemptions for farm equipment, motor vehicles, medical devices, and household appliances with "a digital electronic product embedded within it". So... Basicall

• usrn 4y ago
  It's still a lot better than nothing.
  • bradfa 4y ago
    Oh yes, definitely. I just wish that NY lawmakers would have more backbone than federal lawmakers. Getting elected to the state government costs significantly less money for a campaign than winning a federal position, state lawmakers should not be as easy to be influenced by large corporations as they have a lot less to lose in comparison to federal lawmakers in terms of future campaign contributions. Or maybe I'm very naive. I do live in NY, my elected state representatives did not spend a ton to win their seats.
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    • toss1 4y ago
      Unfortunately the lower campaign costs also mean it is cheaper for a purchaser-of-politicians to fund the run of a competitor who will do their bidding.
• 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
  It's the first domino to fall.
• AndrewUnmuted 4y ago
  This means the very important work being done at tractorhacking [0] has become even more important. What incentive does a publicly-traded firm whose key shareholder is Bill Gates have to ever make their products repairable by New York's farmers now? [0] https://tractorhacking.github.io/ https://tractorhacking.github.io/
• VWWHFSfQ 4y ago
  Gotta start somewhere! Don't let perfect be the enemy of good!
  • ouid 4y ago
    You just do the thing. It's not like they're walking the appalachian trail or making a baby. You can start at the end, and the fact that they haven't is a serious problem.
  • nerdponx 4y ago
    This was passed so that politicians can lie to their constituents, claiming to have supported right to repair, while carving out exceptions where it would have mattered most. The idea is to keep populist discontent at bay while not actually solving the problem.
• donmcronald 4y ago
  Farm equipment is more important than everything else combined IMO. I don't understand how most countries aren't terrified of having their ability to repair farm equipment, which is essential to food production, locked behind parts serialization with the encryption keys controlled by a foreign company. Keeping repair prices in check should be viewed as a beneficial side effect of right to repair legislation. The real win is diversifying knowledge and maintaining the ability to repair equipment domestically.
  • masukomi 4y ago
    Is it accurate to say they're terrified of having the ability to repair farm equipment? I think it's probably more accurate to ask "How come we have a political system where the politicians are more beholden to the large companies who 'donate' to their campaigns than the people they represent?" or "how come so many politicians are terrified of loosing the donations of the farm equipment manufacturers" & "why don't we regulate politician's incomes such that they can't profit from campaign 'donations'?"
  • smolder 4y ago
    Exempting motor vehicles is also pretty terrible in my opinion, as someone who knows how to build one from parts but needs to go get fleeced by dealers thanks to all the obstacles they create for self repair.
  • bberenberg 4y ago
    Wouldn't the opposite argument be easier given past history? \They\ want it to be hard to repair so only the country that has authority over the manufacturer has power over the food production of countries that don't have power over the manufacturer.
  • macNchz 4y ago
    > I don't understand how most countries aren't terrified of having their ability to repair farm equipment, which is essential to food production, locked behind parts serialization with the encryption keys controlled by a foreign company. One possible explanation is that the people who hold the power here are geriatric, utterly out of touch with the state of modern technology, and periodically have lunch at the country club with the emeritus chairman of the board of XYZ farm equipment company, who reminds them in casual conversation that these right-to-repair bills are frustrating and bad for business.