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But the FCC regulates a great deal of equipment, and this is only targeting a very specific subset of that equipment - not all of it. I was initially pretty con
by lexicalscope 11y ago
But the FCC regulates a great deal of equipment, and this is only targeting a very specific subset of that equipment - not all of it. I was initially pretty concerned as I'm a Ham radio operator, but this really does not concern me overly much now that it's clear it's:
A) SDR/Modular only
B) Consumer only
- JoshTriplett 11y agoQuite a bit of "consumer" equipment is halfway to an SDR already, and a ruling like this would mean you could never write or release FOSS firmware for a wireless card. (Note that wireless cards with FOSS firmware exist today.)
- lexicalscope 11y agoYeah - it sucks and this FCC rules is concerning, but not as concerning as I initially thought it was. Don't get me wrong - I think this is a stupid rule, but I just don't think it's as big a deal as the article, and title in particular, make it out to be.
- throwaway2048 11y agoand you can be certain that companies that make wireless routers and cellphones will take the easy route out and fully lock things down.