We have a right to repair! (Interview)
from The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
This week Adam went solo — talking to Kyle Wiens, Founder and CEO at iFixit, about all things Right to Repair. They discussed the latest win here in the US with Oregon passing an electronics Right to Repair law to allow owners the right to get their stuff fixed anywhere as well as limit the anti-repair practices of parts pairing. They also discussed the history of the DMCA, the challenges posed by Section 1201, the challenges of recycling products with glued-in batteries, the need for producer responsibility, the future of repairability, repair scoring systems to inform consumers, and so much more. Did you know that iFixit funds its advocacy work through the sale of its tools and parts? So cool.
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- 0:00 This week on The Changelog
- 1:43 Sponsor: Tailscale
- 3:20 Start the show!
- 5:32 Let's about "Right to Repair"
- 9:37 Kyles role in this and Apple parts pairing
- 12:29 Apple is beloved
- 17:39 Apple vs Motorolla on this issue
- 19:30 We have sunk cost and we're locked in
- 22:26 Sponsor: Sentry
- 26:01 Adam's perspective on this
- 28:46 Starting the movement
- 32:13 Kyle's been doing this a long time
- 33:54 Improving political momentum
- 34:28 Digging into DMCA
- 36:56 What's the git-revert?
- 37:47 When will things change?
- 38:47 OK, redpill us.
- 43:26 Apple and no "end-of-life" standard?
- 47:11 Recycling is a scam
- 48:12 Making companies responsible
- 51:29 Sponsor: CIQ / Rocky Linux
- 55:19 Aligning incentives
- 58:34 Fighting gatekeepers
- 1:00:33 Funding your advocacy
- 1:01:29 What all does iFixit do?
- 1:03:56 How to make profitable products
- 1:05:18 Instructions and parts together
- 1:08:24 The refrigerator epidemic
- 1:10:48 Big issues with refrigerators
- 1:15:13 Where's the communtiy?
- 1:16:46 What's a good next step?
- 1:19:14 Thank you Kyle!
- 1:19:37 This show is done.
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