Most people don't have the time or knowledge to set up a Linux box, much less an OSS baby monitor.
This is one category of problem that should be solved through legislation, but I doubt that should such laws be passed, that they would be actually enforced against bad actors.
Like most regulations, it'll be just another weapon to entrench existing players, and keep new entrants out of the market.
The way things should work: right-to-repair means not only schematics, BOMs, and source code; it also means documentation on network protocols, and the ability for the end-user to repoint any sort of cloud/smartphone connected device to another endpoint.
This is one category of problem that should be solved through legislation, but I doubt that should such laws be passed, that they would be actually enforced against bad actors.
Like most regulations, it'll be just another weapon to entrench existing players, and keep new entrants out of the market.
The way things should work: right-to-repair means not only schematics, BOMs, and source code; it also means documentation on network protocols, and the ability for the end-user to repoint any sort of cloud/smartphone connected device to another endpoint.