The CeroWrt project's letter to the FCC on how to better manage the software on wifi and home routers vs some proposed regulations is now in last call for signatures. The final draft of the FCC submittal is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15QhugvMlIOjH7iCxFdqJFhhwT6_nmYT2j8xAscCImX0/edit?usp=sharing The principal signers (Dave Taht and Vint Cerf), are joined by many network researchers, open source developers, and dozens of developers of aftermarket firmware projects like OpenWrt. Prominent signers currently include: Jonathan Corbet, David P. Reed, Dan Geer, Jim Gettys, Phil Karn, Felix Fietkau, Corinna "Elektra" Aichele, Randell Jesup, Eric S. Raymond, Andreas Petlund, Sascha Meinrath, Joe Touch, Dave Farber, Nick Feamster, Paul Vixie, Bob Frankston, Eric Schultz, Brahm Cohen, Jeff Osborn, Harald Alvestrand, and James Woodyatt. If you would like to join our call for substituting sane software engineering practices over misguided regulations, the window for adding your signature to the letter closes at 11:59AM ET, today, Friday, 2015-10-08. Sign via webform here: http://goo.gl/forms/WCF7kPcFl9 We are at approximately 170 signatures as I write. For more details on the controversy we are attempting to address, or to submit your own filing to the FCC see: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi https://www.dearfcc.org/ Sincerely, -- Dave Täht CeroWrt Project Architect Tel: +46547001161
