Things could change in the future
Things could change in the future
Posted Mar 3, 2026 17:53 UTC (Tue) by brunowolff (guest, #71160)Parent article: Garrett: To update blobs or not to update blobs
Right now computer manufacturers aren't that concerned about what you do with your computer, but if that changes, things could become more like it is for printers. There have already been printer updates that were marked as security fixes that were in fact used to prevent people from using third party ink for their printers. For computers, this could make sense to enforce parts pairing or similar, where it wasn't originally present.
