[GTALUG] Ontario Bill 72: "Right to Repair"

[Don Tai]

Right to Repair article
https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-tenants-on-our-own-devices/

On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 18:57, James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> I guess they also have to protect experienced repair techs from hurting
> themselves.  =-O
>
> On 05/03/2019 03:19 PM, Ansar Mohammed via talk wrote:
> > Officially dead after Industry groups including Apple lobbied saying
> > that consumers can hurt themselves doing repairs.
> >
> >
> https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9kxayy/right-to-repair-bill-killed-after-big-tech-lobbying-in-ontario?fbclid=IwAR1z8KUIq-CH1y9J_-kRqkyhd9c66EXlVsHrObCPazQDvShN9n29X6eDzvo
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 11:36 AM Don Tai via talk <talk at gtalug.org
> > <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     I drilled out the rivets. Non-replaceable fuse was good, but the
> >     on-off timer switch was flakey, and probably not replaceable. I
> >     just scrapped a $250 convection oven due to an on-off switch. I am
> >     sad.
> >
> >     On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 11:31, mwilson--- via talk <talk at gtalug.org
> >     <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
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> >         > On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 9:59 AM Don Tai via talk
> >         <talk at gtalug.org <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
> >         >>
> >         >> A seemingly brand new small convection oven, Delonghi
> >         EO1270, made in
> >         >> China, came my way. Pristine clean and obviously unused,
> >         but did not
> >         [ ... ]
> >         > I would suggest that pop rivets are quite cheap and I'd
> >         doubt you
> >         > actually 'need' six to hold a tiny little board.
> >
> >         or sheet metal screws, if you find there's room on the inside.
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