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.

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The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets (www.theverge.com)

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Really interesting article on how old hardware is being rebuilt in Delhi

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

It's actually insane how many functional, less than 5 years old computer/laptops get thrown in the garbage. Usually for minor software issues that can be corrected by a reformatting.

I worked with a nonprofit that did ewaste things. Fully funded from reselling the fixed computers. And still gave away about 1/3 of the total hardware to people who needed it for free.