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My dad is a car guy from way back, and laments today where “the computer fails in a new car and that’s it.” Entirely true. What he doesn’t see is the wonderful
by teeray 3y ago
My dad is a car guy from way back, and laments today where “the computer fails in a new car and that’s it.” Entirely true. What he doesn’t see is the wonderful counterbalance we’ve had with open source in traditional computing against this proprietary nightmare hell now plaguing cars.
I’ve tried to tell him that a computer in the car should be a diagnostic asset, completely usable with open source tools. Imagine seeing the timing and dwell on an old car in curves on the screen rather than using a timing light (as delightful an analog solution that is) and dwell meter. Instead, computers have been used by auto manufacturers as a lock in tool—“check engine,” bring to dealer.
- ClumsyPilot 3y ago> counterbalance we’ve had with open source in traditional computing Created by massive activism, unpaid labour of millions of passionate people who otherwise are very expensive and have a very well paying job. This is not a practical and sustainable solution for most things. In fact it does not work at in when we have to deal with embedded software even in something as simple and cheap as a phone, TV or a smart coffee machine, let alone a car. We need a bigger stick, legislative solution with serious criminal sanctions. Misusing user's data should be treated like a bank misusing customer money - serious business that must be audited.