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Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/opensource@programming.dev
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/849481

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[–] 40 points 9 months ago (1 child)

And the misleading article continues to circulate. Bose are not open sourcing any software. They are simply publishing the API for the device so that others might build software.

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    • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    That's some unexpectedly positive news.
    Did they start losing that many customers due to bad PR?

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    no they just posted some documentation about their API. it's not FOSS.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Agreed it is not FOSS though it is a step towards a better direction.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Honestly, I think this should be the legal minimum requirement for anyone phasing out cloud dependent hardware or even in case of bankruptcy.

    It's good that we have this example, which can then be used to prove capabilities in legislative hearings.

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