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Discussion (2 Comments)Read Original on HackerNews

toss1•about 2 hours ago
Right To Repair is a fundamental of freedom from oligarchy.

It is literally the question of who owns the things we buy. Or, are we forever just de-facto renting those things, while sending all the data to the corporate overlords?

It seems obscure, but is a key element of freedom and democracy.

knollimar•about 2 hours ago
but you see, you own the hardware, but have no permission to modify the software I put on it >:)