Lowell White wrote: > ---snip--- > > If the decision stands, it may take longer for consumers to get their hands on > these all-in-one devices. The nascent industry is reluctant to rush to market > with products whose security hasn't been thoroughly vetted, and it fears the > Federal Communications Commission's preference for keeping code secret could > allow flaws to go unexposed, potentially killing confidence in their > products. >
There is no "if the decision stands". It has been put into the Federal Register. It is now the law until it is overturned. Believe me, this was MUCH worse until many in our community (Flex, Gnu, ARRL, etc.) gave them input. The D/A thing mentioned was just absolutely beyond insane and thus they make some hoo-haa about dropping it. I hope everyone now understands the absolutely IRON CLAD requirement for the firmware in the Flex-5000, its closed nature, its clever use of eCos 2.0 (FSF approved license) to implement the rules we knew were coming. Long live open source! Bob -- AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair "If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up." Hunter S. Thompson _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
