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[–] pulverizedcoccyx@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anything that helps keep unusable electronics out of the dump is awesome. Shame on google for providing the unlock firmware for a only limited time.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Shame on google for providing the unlock firmware for a only limited time.

To this day I don't understand why Google didn't release a reference implementation of the firmware as open source Android-style.

[–] pulverizedcoccyx@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Because that company is completely insane and gotten too big for their britches. Also, I feel a company that big unfortunately can't be touched by right to repair... or does that movement even include stuff like bricked stadia controllers and bios locked laptops destined for the landfill?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd imagine that some of the tech the controller users is licensed from other rights holders, so Google can't just open source it.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I’d imagine that some of the tech the controller users is licensed from other rights holders, so Google can’t just open source it.

I wrote "reference implementation", not open source the existing firmware.

[–] Hellmo_Luciferrari@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Not that I have the knowledge, experience, or tools to really tinker with this; but I do look forward to what others may do with this!