From b0b8b3f2b4140df266202ed906c64a011fbaec33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: obvwolf Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 17:55:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Finally found a good way to write the intro --- drafting/outline.typ | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drafting/outline.typ b/drafting/outline.typ index 3524dac..5f45fde 100644 --- a/drafting/outline.typ +++ b/drafting/outline.typ @@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ ] if "email" in author { if type(author.email) == str [ - \ #link("mailto:" + author.email) + + \ #link("mailto:" + author.email) ] else [ \ #author.email ] @@ -256,16 +257,15 @@ ), bibliography: bibliography("sources.bib"), ) - - = Thesis Despite claims of privacy concerns and IP infringement by corporations and manufacturers, right to repair laws are crucial to a sustainable circular economy--extending product lifespan, reducing electronic waste, and minimizing the environmental footprint of consumer goods. = What is right to repair? -The principle of the right to repair movement is giving consumers the freedom to disassemble, diagnose, and fix/refurbish all products that they own. +In short, "right to repair" is the ability to fix the products you purchase. However, this right is debated by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers who broadly claim that allowing consumers to exercise this right freely could lead to adverse consequences. Because of the decline in the ease of repairing many electronic goods, a movement has evolved around the idea of right to repair. The principle of the movement is giving consumers the freedom to disassemble and diagnose issues to refurbish and fix all products that they own. = Why is right to repair important? + == Environmental concerns @terryn2019A_Righ @hernandez2020Empowe @jin2023Right_ == Cost saving