On: New York Senate passes Right to Repair bill

[tiffanyh]

Devils advocate:

Why is hardware treated different than software?

If I own a perpetual license for some type of software, should I be entitled to “repair” the software I own.

(Note: I’m not including SaaS in this since your don’t own that)

[brixon → tiffanyh]

You have to first fight the battle that you do not own the software, but that you only have a license to use the software. If you win that, then you can fight for repair.

[Dracophoenix → brixon]

In the United States yes, but in Europe there is no such distinction.

[ExtraE → tiffanyh]

I’m not sure I disagree, but e-waste maybe?