2/10
In my thesis “Software Obsolescence: Analysis and Remediation Strategies” I examine the production of obsolescence through a study of the #Android ecosystem, as well as the strategies for remediation implemented by several alternative open-source systems such as @LineageOS @postmarketOS @mobian @unifiedpush
@microg .
I also examine approaches from #Fairphone, @commownfr, the open hardware movement with #MNTreform or open chips design work in #ALSOC team at #LIP6 lab (Chapters 2 and 4).

3/10
Chapter 3 of my thesis, “Software Obsolescence: Analysis and Remediation Strategies” is devoted to analyzing maintenance in @debian. In it, I discover that maintenance is a collective socio-technical process that extends far beyond #Debian, into the broader ecosystem of free software and the global digital infrastructure. It teaches us a different way of thinking about changes and updates to computer systems—one that is centered on the people affected by them.

4/10
In Chapter 1, I share the different perspectives on obsolescence I have encountered: those in computer science and software engineering, where obsolescence has been defined and modeled, but also harnessed for the purposes of internal industry management. Then there is the perspective of Bill Gates, those he inspires, and other Big Tech companies that have turned it into an entrepreneurial mantra, using management, communication, design, advertising to drive a constant digital replacement.

6/10
Finally, co-authored with @culturepoub who has greatly inspired my work, this dissertation analyzes how digital obsolescence—whether software- or hardware-based—through planning, software enclosure, pseudo-history, and lobbying, has been chosen, imposed, and placed at the heart of digital capitalism (Chapter 4).