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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

The good:

Their software, from what I have see so far, I awesome. Their keyboard is great, Immich is great. Grayjay is… Pretty good.

I'm on the same page. I really hate the "politics" of all this, but there's enough good being done by their org, and the apps they put out, that I'm tolerant. Even though I have paid for a license for Futo keyboard, I'd be happy to support other projects that suit my needs.

Futo is trying to build a sustainable future for open-source, so I'm not surprised that there are disagreements with how they approach certain licensing models. My hope is that they can find the magic sauce that allows all open-source projects to remain viable in the long-term (while compensating developers in a way that doesn't mirror the enshittifcation we see in commercial software).