On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Felix Fietkau <n...@openwrt.org> wrote: > On 2011-04-14 5:41 PM, Larry Vaden wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Jo-Philipp Wich<x...@subsignal.org> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think the current situation of enforcing ETSI limits on US machines >>>> flies in the face of "WIRELESS FREEDOM." >>> >>> In the interest of collaboration Atheros specifically wants OpenWrt to >>> not publish unregulated binaries. One prerequisite for publishing a >>> fully open driver was the ability to enforce effective limits on >>> spectrum usage - so essentially the enforcement is what allowed actual >>> "Wireless Freedom" in the first place. >>> >>>> We are much less densely populated in rural America and need to >>>> operate at FCC authorized power levels in order to reach many of our >>>> subscribers. >>> >>> Work is being done to properly fix the regulation code but that is >>> another matter than allowing user overrides. >>> >>> ~ Jow >> >> Good morning, Jo-Philipp. >> >> Please see ticket<https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/9207>. >> >> We are not asking to override anything if I understand the matter >> correctly. >> >> We are asking that OpenWrt allow legal power limits for use where it >> is necessary. > > I've reproduced the bug that you described and poked the guy responsible for > the buggy code. If he posts a fix, I'll merge it and backport it. > Meanwhile I'm already working out the design for a rewrite of the cfg80211 > regulatory code, because I think the original code is too messed up to be > sustainable in the long run. > > - Felix
Felix, your word that you will take care of the matter is more than satisfactory. One more question, please, before closing the thread: For purposes of planning the direly needed migration from AirOS to OpenWrt, do you have a guestimate of when we'll be happy as a dead pig in the sunshine? respectfully submitted/ldv -- Larry Vaden, CoFounder Internet Texoma, Inc. Serving Rural Texomaland Since 1995 We Care About Your Connection! _______________________________________________ openwrt-devel mailing list openwrt-devel@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-devel
