Peter Lutz wrote: > > > To operate a radio device, the hardware/firmware combination needs > > to be FCC (and equivalent in other countries) certified; this > > excludes end user modification which would void the certification.
A very convenient excuse. I am sure they spent a lot of time to come up with something that may sound realistic and compelling. > I was curious, does anyone know if this is actually true? You can answer the question yourself. Once upon a time all electronic devices (radios, VHFs, TVs, cameras, etc.) were sold together with a principal scheme, enabling you to hack on them or hire your favorite engineer to fix (or enhance) them. Some of them were transmitting devices, which historically have always needed a certificate from certain authorities, but ONLY if you produce them. Since the manufacture of wireless cards is unlikely to become an activity exercised by the general public (soon), restricting access to that software (or should I use the convenient word "firmware") is just the usual oppression which we witness for decades. _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
