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> new hardware releases are essentially necessary What is not necessary is to prevent users from using old hardware by closing the drivers and not giving the s
by fsflover 2y ago
> new hardware releases are essentially necessary
What is not necessary is to prevent users from using old hardware by closing the drivers and not giving the specs.
- verandaguy 2y agoIs this really preventing users from using old hardware? Are old devices being bricked? Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see drivers getting open sourced when they're going out of support, but on its own, not doing so isn't preventing people from using old hardware in most cases. In any case, in your opinion, does a successful hardware product have to open-source its drivers and specs at EOL? Is any other hardware product a failure by that metric?
- fsflover 2y ago> Are old devices being bricked? They become very insecure without any possibility to fix that. > does a successful hardware product have to open-source its drivers and specs at EOL? Successful from the point of view of the consumer, yes.