Posted by
michael
on from the welding-torches-work-both-ways dept.
An Ominous Cow Erred writes "A common argument used by open source advocates (myself included) in favor of open source is the simple question: 'Would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?' According to an article from the BBC, Volvo thinks the way of the future may be exactly that."
Re:Not a new idea
by
intertwingled
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· Score: 1, Offtopic
I'd cut a hatch and add a latch and some hinges so I could access the engine compartment. I like doing my own minor maintenance and repairs. Of course this would probably void the warranty.
Reminds me of my new ActionTec router modem. First thing I did when I got it was hook it up and telnet into it. There is a rich telnet interface to ActionTec R1524SU DSL router/modem. Then I noticed that the telnet interface was not documented in the pdf manual or on the ActionTec website. So I called the 1-800 tech support number, and got some guy in India who didn't know what to do (so much for outsourcing), so he escalated my call to 2nd tier tech support. I called THAT number, and got a techie in the United States who said "There is no documentation for the telnet interface, and if you telnet into the router/modem, you will void the warranty." Now that's about the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard anybody say, and I told him so. Then I asked, "what if a cracker or packet kiddie telnets into my router... does that void the warranty?". He didn't have an answer for that, so I hung up on him.
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I'd cut a hatch and add a latch and some hinges so I could access the engine compartment. I like doing my own minor maintenance and repairs. Of course this would probably void the warranty. Reminds me of my new ActionTec router modem. First thing I did when I got it was hook it up and telnet into it. There is a rich telnet interface to ActionTec R1524SU DSL router/modem. Then I noticed that the telnet interface was not documented in the pdf manual or on the ActionTec website. So I called the 1-800 tech support number, and got some guy in India who didn't know what to do (so much for outsourcing), so he escalated my call to 2nd tier tech support. I called THAT number, and got a techie in the United States who said "There is no documentation for the telnet interface, and if you telnet into the router/modem, you will void the warranty." Now that's about the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard anybody say, and I told him so. Then I asked, "what if a cracker or packet kiddie telnets into my router... does that void the warranty?". He didn't have an answer for that, so I hung up on him.
-- SKYKING, SKYKING, DO NOT ANSWER.