Subject: Re: slashdot on 'OpenBSD Activism Shows Drivers Can Be Freed'
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/03/2004 12:23:22
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 11:58:27AM -0500, Ken Hornstein wrote:
> The key bits from this document are:
> 
> 	If the manufacturer chooses to proceed forth by eliminating the
> 	channels in 5150-5250 MHz band for use in the United States, then we
> 	will require an attestation from the manufacturer (on D-Link
> 	letterhead) that states:
> 
> 	"This device will not allow the end user to select channels in the
> 	5150-5250 MHz band. Software and/or drivers will not be provided to
> 	allow operation in these bands."
> 
> This is consistant with what Dave said earlier (notice that they specified
> "end user").  The FCC _didn't_ say "You can't tell anyone how to program
> this hardware to transmit in that band".

Correct.  And manufacturers *have* in fact told us how to program hardware
to transmit out-of-band.

Dave

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