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[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

So theyll let me access the software in one of their car models and modify it as I see fit?

Or is this “yeah our code is open but you cant touch it on any real vehicle. also you cant validate the source code is actually what is deployed”.

Mercedes-Benz FOSS Manifesto - Our commitment to be truly open

[-] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 4 weeks ago

Remember, patents and DRM are antithetical to FOSS, so we'll see how this plays out.

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

From 2021. Shouldn't we already be seeing how it played out?

/edit: 183 public GitHub repos.

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2026

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