kottke.org1d ago
Farmers won their right-to-repair fight against John Deere. The settlement includes a 10-year “agreement by Deere to provide ‘the digital tools ​required for the maintenance, diagnosis, and repair’ of tractors, combines, and other machinery”. https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement
John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement

The ag manufacturing giant will also make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to third parties for 10 years.

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@kottke meanwhile in Oklahoma, https://www.kgou.org/oklahoma-right-to-repair-bill-fails
Agriculture right to repair bill fails to advance the Oklahoma legislature

A right-to-repair bill for agriculture machinery failed to move forward in the Oklahoma legislative session.

KGOU
Apr 10 at 12:05amWeb