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Senators throw weight behind military right to repair

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/senators_military_right_to_repair/

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SOLAR_FIELDS•6mo ago

It makes total sense to do this. Which is why it will almost certainly die in committee

general1726•6mo ago

It will probably take a catastrophic military loss to make right to repair on the same level in logistical chain as ammunition and fuel.

Essentially Mark 14 Torpedoes all over again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ5Ru7Zu_1I

methuselah_in•6mo ago

This should be done by every country

thrance•6mo ago

No way this ever succeeds under Trump's "one more trillion for the military industrial complex" mandate.

euroderf•6mo ago

It should give a boost to technical communication employment, but they'll probably put it all thru LLMs instead.

explainingbcuz•6mo ago

When you modify the product, you void the warranty.

When you void the warranty, the original manufacturer is no longer liable

explainingbcuz•6mo ago

Should the OEM have to pay to fix a product that the product owner modified?

For example, if A flashes aftermarket firmware to tractor X by OEM Z, and then tractor X (in conjunction with a human operator) causes loss; it is not reasonable to assess liability to OEM Z who could not have inspected or certified the modified product.

general1726•6mo ago

On the other hand, if OEM Z can't send technician to fix issue with tractor X which is crucial to a farmer, otherwise he will loss current harvest. Should OEM Z be liable for damages on crops?

Because we are going to get into situation when military will suffer a defeat not because of a wrong military decisions, but because military hardware being incapacitated by OEM who refused to send maintenance technician to a war zone.

RandomBacon•6mo ago

> When you modify the product, you void the warranty.

Negative. That is a violation of the Magnus Moss Warranty Act.

If your modification caused the damage, than that specific thing can be denied, but the whole warranty is not voided.