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We really need proper e-waste and obsolescence laws. I.e. once official support ends the company must release datasheets, schematics, PCB designs, a FOSS bootl
by nivenkos 4y ago
We really need proper e-waste and obsolescence laws.
I.e. once official support ends the company must release datasheets, schematics, PCB designs, a FOSS bootloader and firmware, etc. - so that old devices can be repaired and re-purposed.
It'd increase the threat of cheap clones - but that's not necessarily a bad thing either.
- yencabulator 4y ago> a FOSS bootloader and firmware Many of these devices never had these to begin with, and the firmware came from the SoC manufacturer not the gadget manufacturer. That'd be a huge chain reaction rippling through the supply chain; unlikely. I can't even imagine the amount of money Apple, NVidia & Intel would sink into lobbying against needing to disclose internal datasheets. I wish, but wishing isn't helping much. In the meanwhile, I buy Framework laptops...