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Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing” (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (25 children)

There's no excuses for any of these. None.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (24 children)

That's rather short sighted. I just listed several.

Don't know about you: I'd rather not have the ventilator keeping grandma alive repaired by the hospitals underpaid maintenance department; but a trained technician from the company that built it.

Some things are about more than just an individuals personal liberties.

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