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janrinok
on Saturday February 03 2018, @05:40AM
from the you-don't-own-anything-anymore dept.
from the you-don't-own-anything-anymore dept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8JCh0owT4w
When it comes to repair, farmers have always been self reliant. But the modernization of tractors and other farm equipment over the past few decades has left most farmers in the dust thanks to diagnostic software that large manufacturers hold a monopoly over.
Farmers using Eastern European cracking software for their tractors, and MS, Apple, etc. want to stop them.
Related: Right to Repair
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Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
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(Score: 2) by janrinok on Saturday February 03 2018, @03:05PM
There are 2 parts to this problem. The first is - "there is no such thing as a small software change" - particularly when it comes to moderation! This is beyond my area of expertise so I will leave it to the 'coding team' to let us know the what is actually possible (TMB at the moment!).
Secondly, we will have to think the entire problem through to see if it has consequences that are not immediately apparent. But you have explained what you want to see clearly so we have plenty to chew on and we can kick the idea around on IRC before coming up with our ideas.
We sometimes put those ideas out to the community for a bit more discussion so the entire process is unlikely to be fixed in the short term. TMB has plenty on his plate at the moment and he will have to prioritise this along with all of the other stuff he has to work on. He also has a life no matter how unlikely that sounds!
Thanks for raising the issue though. Without the feedback we probably wouldn't even be looking at the problem. It does seem that we are seeing more spam and crap postings than we did a while back but that is probably because we are attracting more readers - although most are not signing up for accounts. And also we actually support freedom of speech so we intentionally do not stamp on comments and/or submissions with a pair of heavy boots, despite what some in our community might think.