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EU actually did that: > These regulations will empower independent repairers and end-users by ensuring access to spare parts and to the information necessary t
by bergie 2y ago
EU actually did that:
> These regulations will empower independent repairers and end-users by ensuring access to spare parts and to the information necessary to repair for at least 7 years after the end of the distribution of a product in the market. Additionally, manufacturers will have to make compatible software updates available for at least 5 years.
https://repair.eu/news/new-eu-rules-smartphones-and-tablets-will-follow-new-ecodesign-requirements-by-june-2025/ https://repair.eu/news/new-eu-rules-smartphones-and-tablets-...
- mnmalst 2y agoThat's definitely a good step but sadly compared to PCs still the stone ages. I want to use my phone with the OS I choose. Sadly the proprietary driver BLOBs make that unnecessarily hard or sometimes impossible.