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Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates
(www.theregister.com)
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I would prefer if they force the companies to unlock root and boot-loader, when they not ship security updates anymore for a device.
Fuck it. Force them from release date. There's no reason for them to dictate what you can and cannot run on the hardware you purchase. If they can't compete by providing a better OS or software, and must rely on anti-competitive models to profit, then they don't deserve to waste the planets resources.
Fair enough, just thought proposal above would have higher chances to get approved π
You start high and negotiate down. If you start low, you'll get even less
πI guess, I am bad in capitalism π€£π
Nah, you're a good person. But there's lots of bad faith people out there. You have to defend yourself against them
I'd add the hardware drivers must be open sourced at the end of support as well, and no drm, patent, reverse engineering legal protections for a out of support Device/chipset
πyess!