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nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• KrokanteBamischijf@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  with only a few exceptions for safety, like cars. No. There are three main bullshit arguments being used by lobbyists actively making the world a worse place by fighting against this type of legislation.

  • safety and security
  • intellectual propery rights
  • hindering innovation

  All three are demonstrably used in hearings to convince legislators to not sign right to repair bills into law. And all three are absolute bullshit.

  Replacing the brakes on your own car is not generally seen as introducing safety risks, so why would software be any different? The only things that actually make cars safe are competent drivers (wether flesh and bone, or digital) and proper manufacturing (so no malfunctioning during use).

  There is a reason full self driving is not legal in most places worldwide, and likely won’t be for a very long time. We’ve seen too many examples of software fuck ups and the legal responsibility in case of an accident is still a difficult part of the equation.

  If we’re able to integrate full infotainment systems into cars, and all kinds of AI gadgets for driving assistance. We should be able to make cars safer even if the software is user servicable.

  No more gatekeeping bullshit.

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  • nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Good point.

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  • uis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Add newline between line 1 and 2

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    • KrokanteBamischijf@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      TIL, thank you. Edit has been made.

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• uis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  with only a few exceptions for safety, like cars.

  Safety means extra-flashable.

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  • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah man, can’t wait to be sharing the road with people running custom ROMs on their 2 ton death machine. People are well known for being responsible in situations like that.

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    • pandacoder@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Quite frankly why the hell should I trust any publicly traded automaker to flash quality software?

      Some of them have a track record for quantifying the cost of fixing an issue versus cost of settling lawsuits for that unfixed issue killing people.

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      • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Why would I trust an unaccountable rando with the same thing? One has a brand they need to uphold, and are liable for any kind of damages caused by their firmware.

        When Joe Shmo crashes his modded Honda Civic into a crowd of people, who’s going to pay for the damage and lawsuits, etc.?

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      because roadways are so safe and free from accidents as is.

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      • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Right, exactly. We don’t need more.

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    • Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      People do already. It’s called tuning. I drove a car I custom tuned myself for 3 years…

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    • spez_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Skill issue?

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• bob_wiley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Beyond pure principle, flashing would be very useful when it comes to extending the lifecycle of the device beyond its original purpose. They’re quite powerful and could be turned into a small server for example, similar to a Raspberry Pi. While lacking in ports, they do come with a battery, wifi+cellular and multiple cameras already built in.

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  • soupbowl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Good for people who decide to adopt Android or an open source OS after having an iPhone for a while. Would help get some more traction for alternatives too like Ubuntu Touch.

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    • bob_wiley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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      • freeman@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        But if someone already owns an iPhone he should not need to buy another hardware option.

        Not that he needs to justify what he does with his property to the manufacturer or randos on the internet.

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      • SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t know why you’re arguing against hardware and software freedom, but it might indicate that lemmy is not for you.

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  • Firipu@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I would love an iPad Mini running android. Theres basically no high end android tablet in that size factor, but I won’t use fucking IOS just to get my favo form factor. iOS is so neutered and unpractical in comparison to android. It’s so weird that iOS became so popular to me… It’s still stuck 10y ago in like 90% of its os design ideas.

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    • SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      iOS is so neutered and unpractical in comparison to android. It’s so weird that iOS became so popular to me… It’s still stuck 10y ago in like 90% of its os design ideas.

      Exactly!!! Most people don’t get any of this and will instead claim android and iOS are practically the same thing

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      • DarthBueller@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Having used both, and coming from a PC background, I have to say that I prefer the ease of getting under the hood on a PC, but on my phone and tablets, I don’t have that same interest. Having used both iOS and Samsung Android tablets, I’ve got to say that I prefer the locked-down and uniform nature of the iOS devices. I also feel (emphasis on “feel”) that my iPhone is more secure than my Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. That said, fuck companies fighting against right-to-repair.

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  • SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What’s the point in letting corporations act like they own things we already paid hundreds of dollars for?

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