• induna_crewneck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Good luck getting a homebrew OS for tesla cars to pass those tests. I don’t even know how that would work. I’d be curious to know what would happen if you would try to register and get a car through the TÜV for example that runs on custom firmware.

        • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Well-developed software built by professionals to industry standards and capable of doing a very important job effectively. And homebrew. You might be surprised at what sufficiently motivated nerds are capable of.

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            1 year ago

            Im sorry, I still don’t know what you’re talking about. What about the internet runs on homebrew and how is it related to cars?

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              1 year ago

              You might not understand what homebrew in a software sense is then full stop. Homebrew in software just means not commercially made/backed.

              GNU/Linux and plenty of other open source projects that power your modern life and the internet started the same way.

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                1 year ago

                Homebrew software is unofficial/non-commercial software for systems which were originally set up with proprietary software (like gaming console or in this case car OSs).

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                  1 year ago

                  That’s the definition for games consoles specifically, I know you pulled it from wiki :)

                  Every computer that comes preinstalled with windows also falls under your definition though as does any Mac.

                  Linux was also developed for or spurned by a system that was proprietary and only for educational purposes MINIX.

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      1 year ago

      It’s similarly hard to make an airbag or seat belt, but you can still undo the bolt without the manufacturer in another country bricking your car without any considerations of your local laws.