On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 12:06 PM Michael D. Setzer II via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > [...] > Just for Information. I did get a response from WD that > was a little concerning.. Some messages had mentioned > perhaps hooking the disk to a windows machine and > doing the updates, but the WD respone mentioned that > they could not guaranty that the disk would still work > with the windows updated firmware?? > > So, sounds like they really don't know what is going on > with there own firmware upgrades? > > So, will definitely ignore the upgrades. Have some WD > SSD drives that are the same, but have different > firmware, but since they put no info on what is different > in each firmware, better safe to leave what works alone.
I'm not sure how much of a Linux activist you are. But if you are into activism, please file a complaint with your state's Attorney General's office, and the Federal Trade Commission. The government needs the datapoints. If they don't have the datapoints, then there's nothing wrong in their eyes. If the drive or firmware is defective then they have an obligation to fix it. The drive and the firmware update must function as expected. There's an implicit warranty in play for the drive that cannot be disclaimed. The firmware update also has an implicit warranty that cannot be disclaimed. Telling you something may work or may fail does not meet the standards of law. Also see the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. (Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and various state laws were enacted because companies would try to disclaim everything. Imagine if you went to a restaurant, ate the food and got sick. Disclaiming the warranty on the food as "not for human consumption" does not fly. The food carries an implicit warranty for its intended purpose - namely consumption. If you did get sick and sued the restaurant for a hospital bill, one of the claims you would raise is the one for implicit warranty). Jeff _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
