right to repair

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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 UK’s new 'right to repair' is not a right to repair

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.

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