Path cleared to open source wireless drivers and firmware
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| That may sound bad at first, but consider the fact that a few wireless
| network chip manufacturers have claimed that they cannot release their
| hardware documentation or firmware interface documentation to open source
| driver developers because FCC regulations forbid it. That excuse is no longer
| valid.
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http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/324
Related:
The FCC, FOSS, and software radios: a mixed bag
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| After studying the new rules -- published in the Federal Register last month
| and taking effect today -- the SFLC concluded that the laws are not
| FOSS-restrictive because they "apply to hardware manufacturers who distribute
| SDR devices, regardless if they use FOSS in them or not." And the Center says
| that since the rules specifically mention the GNU/Linux operating system, the
| FCC is actually acknowledging the importance of open source.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/116769
FCC ignores more than 100 years of wisdom
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| In 1883 French cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs published a set of six
| design principles for military encryption systems. The second of these
| principles is generally known today under the observation that security
| through obscurity is not security. The Federal Communications Commission
| (FCC) seems not to have read the history books or to be aware of how its
| sister federal agencies develop security standards....
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http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E1800257313005EC092
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