OpenOffice.org's Community Council responds to the FSF

(or you can buy them, if you have the cash).

Actually, no. There's a nice lurk where they sell only to those with certification from manufacturer-run training courses. That way there's a limited supply of equipment (and so higher charges) and the manufacturer gets training revenue too.

There's quite a desire for third-party diagnosis equipment, mainly from independent mechanics not wishing to purchase equipment for each manufacturers' vehicles they service. Of course the manufacturers are very opposed to this equipment and are using trade secrets, patents and DRM in response. The situation is widely seen as a fine illustration of market failure assisted by "intellectual property".