Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GPLv3 Position Statement | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:07:47 +0100 |
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Ar Gwe, 2006-09-29 am 12:15 +0200, ysgrifennodd Helge Hafting: > This seems silly to me. Sure, lasers and medical equipment is > dangerous if used wrong. When such equipment is > controlled by software, then changing that software brings > huge responsibility. But it shouldn't be made impossible.
You will note that large corporations like telcos routinely push for such legislation and rules to increase the burdens on smaller companies and prevent competition.
> > - Regulations to prevent unauthorized access to radio frequencies, which > > is what concerns e.g. cellphone manufacturers. > > > Unauthorized use is illegal and easy enough to track down. > No special protection is needed. And it cannot be enforced > by making the phones har to modify - any radio amateur knows
Indeed - the regulations exist so that the state can control who makes phones, ensure they contain the GSM crypto backdoors and don't support additional voice scrambling or call relay type onion routing etc.
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