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Software and hardware now open

Commenting on a 45-minute reverse engineering of the Gen 1 Apple TV remote, argues all software and hardware is now open source.

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sam henri gold @samhenrigold 9,996 followersOct 10, 21:09

any software or hardware is open source now whether the company likes it or notQuoting @alexzfunk: yeah, software is kinda solved. i reverse engineered gen 1 apple tv remote in ~45 minutes? it runs on linux over bluetooth, open source https://t.co/6dqou2TpVZ https://t.co/kxqdU6o22G

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