Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: Centrino support | | From | Micha Feigin <> | | Date | Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:33:05 +0300 |
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On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 02:55, Jamie Lokier wrote: > James H. Cloos Jr. wrote: > > Helge> This does not in any way prevent them from releasing a driver, > > Helge> open or closed source. It merely makes tampering with the > > Helge> driver illegal. > > > > Unless of course it can be programmed to listen in on the AMPS cell > > phone band(s). In that case it could arguably be a felony for them to > > release the programming info.... (Stupid law, but it has been > > enforced rather obsessively....) > > How is that different from selling a radio which can be retuned by > opening it up and changing some resistors and capacitors?
arguably a patch is much easier to implement and distribute where as changing some resistors and capacitors would take more technical knowledge, although I don't know where the stands on that.
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