[Linux-aus] Right to Repair (draft report by Productivity Commission)

[Dan Kortschak]

On Fri, 2021-06-11 at 12:00 +1000, Glenn via linux-aus wrote:
> > * If updates are not available for a reasonable time, say 10 years,
> > the manufacturer should
> > facilitate an alternative. The alternative might be support for
> > open
> > source software.
>
> Agree, i tried to argue a similar thing in my original submission,
> especially in relation to software security, where the reasonable
> time
> period should be the products physical life. It should be similar to
> airbags, where manufacturers are responsible for the outcomes of
> defective products, although probably not life threatening, bad
> firmware for consumer devices can infringe on the owners fundamental
> human rights.

I think it goes beyond the owner's rights and into public liability; a
vulnerability may open up third parties to damage by virtue of the
networked nature of most modern devices.

Dan