On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 02:44:49PM -0400, Michael Butler wrote: > Is this as a consequence of the manufacturers paranoia that open-source > developers won't comply with wifi regulatory requirements (i.e. channel > and power restrictions by country) or some other reason? (not that you > can't just plug in any other card into the pcmcia slot ..), It's not manufacturers paranoia - it a requirement from the FCC (among others) that radio control must not take place in user-accessible software. Regards, Brix -- Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik_at_brixandersen.dk>
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