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FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported (arstechnica.com)
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[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

default value: 2 years

[–] thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

2 years plus source code and working oss backends or 10 years (and still source code).

2 years will just ensure endless forced upgrade cycles IMO.

[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

yes thats the default value because thats how it pretty much is not because its ideal :)