@rysiek i find the #RightToRepair statement of principles quite lacking. Suppose you buy a thermostat that is programmed to only function when getting instructions from honeywell's server. Honeywell decides to pull the plug on the server, & all thermostats become useless. None of the 5 articles cover that.

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@resist1984 @rysiek@mastodon.technology and that's not a hypothetical situation -- it seems less of an "*if*" and more of a "*when*". The latest shutdown announcement: hackaday.com/2021/07/19/samsun

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