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be4foss , 2 months ago to KDE I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability! Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers "Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs." @kde #RightToRepair #KDE #GNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource (h/t GNOME Berlin)
I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability!
Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers
"Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs."
@kde
#RightToRepair #KDE #GNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
(h/t GNOME Berlin)
Ipr , 2 months ago @be4foss @breadsmasher Exactly. Also some tractor manufacturers etc. have been known to do these things.
@be4foss @breadsmasher Exactly. Also some tractor manufacturers etc. have been known to do these things.