At the Free Software Foundation Europe, we advocate for the universal right to install and de-install any operating system and software on any device. The update of the European ecodesign gives a historical chance to make this right part of European legislation. Our Upcycling Android campaign marks the beginning of our activities.
More and more often we see pretty good hardware going to waste simply because the software or operating system running on it stops being supported. This is bizarre, considering the environmental footprint each of these electronic devices comes with. And it would be avoidable to a serious extent if users would have the legal right and technical liberty to install any fitting Free Software operating system on their own devices, as well as any software.