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4Q2u2

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4. Unintended Greed

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 17, 2022, 02:20 PM

Aug 2022

This is all buried in the Patriot Act and Copyright Acts. Large manufacturers put language in to make impossible to work on their platforms. Thus holding your equipment hostage.

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A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 OP

I was today years old when I learned about tractor hacking. underpants Aug 2022 #1

There are thousands of videos on YT discussing jailbreaking equipment. Probatim Aug 2022 #2

This was new to me. I agree. That's total BS. underpants Aug 2022 #3

Unintended Greed 4Q2u2 Aug 2022 #4

My brother sent me a long text on McDonalds ice cream machines underpants Aug 2022 #5

Chechens who looted the top of the line, GPS enabled equipment from Ukraine Warpy Aug 2022 #6

Huh Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #7