gaak - just realized I am way OT here. Sorry Graham Todd wrote: > Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: >> 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. > > How does the FCC define a "user" I wonder? Is there a difference > between the "user" of software installed on a laptop and the user of the > included hardware and radio equipment that develops said software. > > Does someone who writes a loadable kernel module that accesses radio > hardware so that "user" applications can access the Internet have to > assure the regulator of compliance in some way? > > It seems like an engineer to engineer sort of matter that might require > lawyer to lawyer interaction :-\ -- Graham Todd - bellanet.org 613.236.6163 #2443Received on Tue Sep 12 2006 - 19:39:26 UTC
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