On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 13:23 -0400, Michael Casadevall wrote: > I have some experience with radios. The FCC requires all radios to be > certified before they can be sold, and there is a requirement that you > must not make a device that is easily modifiable to operate outside > the limits put forth by the FCC. In this case, it would be illegal to > release the firmware's source code since it would violate the FCC > rules, violate and void the radio's certification (and this also > applies to Wifi/Bluetooth devices).
The mere fact that the firmware can be loadable--with or without source code--means that it can be easily modified. The ease of modification is not about the obfuscation of the blob, but about the mere fact that it can be loaded. Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
