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Why does System76 hide part numbers / part lists? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by No-Trip-3736@alien.top to c/system76@hardware.watch
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Anyone ever notice that System76 hides their parts list?

They publish all this stuff on how to repair their gear, cool.

But with out parts lists, this information might as well not exist

If system76 truly supported user freedom, they would allow customers to attempt to source their own parts. Even if the parts could not be bought on the open market, listing the part #s is still a huge part of user freedom.

Anyone else get a bad vibe from system76's complete lack of part #s?

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[–] sork@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

From my limited interactions with the staff, I trust that there is some reason they aren't published. They don't seem like they would hold back info out of spite or laziness.