right to repair
*planted: 08/03/2020last tended: 13/11/2022
the three pillars of the right to repair, which are: 1. products need to be designed for repairability; 2. spare parts and repair services need to be affordable; and 3. people should have access to the information they need to carry out repairs.
The availability of repair info is going to be critical for riding out a long-term crisis, both in terms of increasing the longevity of devices & minimizing the amount of travel that "approved technicians" need to make. Give people the resources they need to make repairs locally.
1. In Europe
2. UK
3. Elsewhere
3.1. In my garden
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