Farmers want open-source farm equipment

Farmers are calling for free access to the software that runs their tractors and other farm equipment. “You’re paying for the metal but the electronic parts technically you don’t own it. They do,” says Kyle Schwarting, a farmer in southeast Nebraska. A used tractor like Schwarting’s Deere S670 still runs as much as $200,000-$300,000, but when… » Read More

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