It would be good to have an entry on behalf of Linux Australia or LUV. On Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:31:21 PM AEDT Glenn McIntosh via luv-main wrote: > I noticed that the Productivity Commission is looking for submissions > for an inquiry into the right to repair, including the issue of software > barriers. Submissions are due by the end of January. > > https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/repair/issues > > "The focus of this inquiry is on consumers’ ability to repair faulty > goods and to access repair services at a competitive price. > > "We have been asked to look at the barriers and enablers of competition > in repair markets and the costs and benefits of a regulated ‘right to > repair’, including facilitating access to embedded software in consumer > and other goods. > > "We have also been asked to look at arrangements for preventing > premature or planned product obsolescence and the proliferation of > e‑waste, and means of reducing e‑waste through improved access to repairs."
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