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D-Link refuses to patch yet another security flaw, suggests users just buy new routers — D-Link told users to replace NAS last week (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] db2@lemmy.world 63 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

all hardware is going to EOL at some point, and at that point, it isn't going to keep getting updates

EOLing hardware should be handled in a better way

Both of these are solved by one thing: open platforms. If I can flash OpenWRT on to an older router then it becomes useful again.

[–] Rivalarrival 36 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Bingo.

Either support the device until the heat death of the universe, or provide consumers with the access to maintain it themselves.

[–] Damn990099@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

But neither of those help corporations make them all the money. So we need regulation to force them to.

[–] Rivalarrival 5 points 6 hours ago

Regulation? I think you mean "guillotines"...

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