Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

I Fix It Repair Manifesto

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‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems (www.dailydot.com)

submitted 4 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/right2repair@discuss.tchncs.de

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'The car companies want to put small guy out of business.'

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 61 points 4 months ago (6 children)

They were one of the first to go.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Tractors first, John Deere enshitified them and car companies took note!

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Obligatory 'Fuck John Deere".

[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Deere makes good equipment but you won't find one piece of it on my farm. Fuck em

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