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Needing to make a fridge open sources screams at me that we really need to be simplifying the operation of a fridge.

I think component complication for planned obsolescence is much more of a thing than programming something in X years to kill itself.

Err it depends on your outlook. I’m such a hacker at heart I literally want everything I own to be open source.

Devices that are more efficient tend to be more complex, so that's another tradeoff to consider.

I.E. Internal Combustion Engine vs Electric Motor