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		sokoloff on Dec 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When should we require that firmware be free? If I'm the manufacturer, what is my incentive to declare that, rather than to stay silent and still act in a way indistinguishable from that?

jandrese on Dec 17, 2024 [–]

The service contracts that state you will support the hardware until it reaches EOL.

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