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It allows users to replace insecure software with secure software. And it allows updates long after the company drops official support of the device.

• hannob 3y ago
  That's great for the 0,1% of users who will do that. As said: I'm all for it. But the problem is the other 99,9%.
  • fallingknife 3y ago
    Seriously. I'm a SWE and I would throw out a TV and get a new one before spending hours minimum figuring out how to switch the firmware to a open source version.
    • weberer 3y ago
      Because right now we have to actually perform some exploit to run custom firmware most of the time. What if there were just a toggle in the settings menu for which repo to look at?
      • fallingknife 3y ago
        Probably not, honestly. I get paid to do things like manage dependencies, and I'm not trying to do it at home. If this was one and done, just click a button and forget about it again, then maybe, but if I have to do things like think about what model number I have, and is it compatible with this version of the firmware, then no way.