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Farmers are hacking their tractors because of a re...
It's also about serial number encoded parts. The computer will only accept licensed ones it recognizes. Apple plays the same shitty game to keep you from replacing easy components yourself.
Louis Rossman has testified to Congress on the matter.
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so does Raspberry Pi Foundation
https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1088506051295567872
imglorp
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Why? Just to single source the camera?
rootusrootus
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Yes, to preserve the income from selling the cameras, to pay for the R&D.
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What about proprietary PMIC?
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=238779#p1...
MxL7704-R3/MxL7704-R4 are custom single client versions of the common chip, Apple does the same thing with Charger ICs.
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Just speaking for myself, I'd rather pay a dollar or two more for an unencumbered Pi than have any restrictions on how I can use it.
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Louis has been travelling the country to testify at various state legislatures. Its been fascinating following his efforts on youtube. here is a playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkVbIsAWN2lsmovRO20_g...
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Louis Rossman has testified to Congress on the matter.