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As shown in this study, <strong>Free Software is a solution to overcome the problems of software obsolescence and to <a href="#hardware-production-and-usage-times">help extending hardware lifetime</a>.</strong> From smart cities to smart homes to smart phones, but also true for even not(-yet)-connected devices like washing machines, toasters, or any other machines: access to the source code of the software that is running the machine is critical for any sort of maintenance operation including repair as well as any potential reuse or upcycling process of that hardware. Without public access to the source code only the initial manufacturer and its contracted service operators can offer any kind of service. Apart from economical problems by creating monopolies, ecological problems worsen with the end of support of any such a device by the initial manufacturer. The end of support usually means the end of the lifetime of the device. Even if the hardware is still functioning, software obsolescence occurs and makes the hardware unusable.</p>
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<p>To solve this dilemma, <strong> the FSFE demands the publication of a device's underlying source code under a free licence <a class="fn" href="#fn30">30</a> at the end of support for any software necessary to run or modify the initial functioning of the device.</strong> This is because the availability of the source code would enable any third party to undertake the maintenance, extended support, or further development of the software and its device. Instead of wasting valuable hardware and resources, the publication of source code will extend usage, lifetime, and reusability, being a barrier against software obsolescence.
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/medium/05a2918272b10cfb4148f461d5334283.png"/>
<figcaption>The graphic demonstrates how the "upcycling of software" can ideally help to extend usage lifetimes and to grow aftermarkets after the end of support by the initial manufacturers.</figcaption>
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<p class="license">Icons reused from sources available on <a href="https://freepik.com">Freepik.com</a></p>
<p>To solve this dilemma, <strong> the FSFE demands the publication of a device's underlying source code under a free licence <a class="fn" href="#fn30">30</a> at the end of support for any software necessary to run or modify the initial functioning of the device.</strong> This is because the availability of the source code would enable any third party to undertake the maintenance, extended support, or further development of the software and its device. Instead of wasting valuable hardware and resources, the publication of source code will extend usage, lifetime, and reusability, being a barrier against software obsolescence.
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<h3 id="public-infrastructure-public-code">Public Smart Infrastructures: Public infrastructure to be set up with Free Software and public code</h3>