[repelsteeltje]

Ah. So essentially, malicious compliance with the open source requirement, using DRM/tpm. Probably under the gise of SECURITAHH...

Yeah, I can see that. Might be remediated using legislation as well - mandate free access to third parties. The point being that (open) software development can continue maintenance beyond vendor support for the hardware.

But yeah, that would still need some story - and clever thoughts - about authenticity and trustworthiness of the firmware and how to technically enforce them.