Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261562AbTHSWPs (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:15:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261586AbTHSWPs (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:15:48 -0400 Received: from ore.jhcloos.com ([64.240.156.239]:64519 "EHLO ore.jhcloos.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261562AbTHSWO7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:14:59 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Centrino support References: <1060972810.29086.8.camel@serpentine.internal.keyresearch.com> <3F3D469B.2020507@yahoo.com> <3F408EC9.809@aitel.hist.no> From: "James H. Cloos Jr." In-Reply-To: <3F408EC9.809@aitel.hist.no> Date: 19 Aug 2003 17:15:10 -0400 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1083 Lines: 19 >>>>> "Brandon" == Brandon Stewart writes: >>>>> "Helge" == Helge Hafting writes: Brandon> I thought that this line of argument was due to FCC Brandon> regulations. That is, software settings would allow the Brandon> hardware to violate frequency or strength-of-signal Brandon> limitations set by government regulations. This is only Brandon> from memory, so feel free to correct. 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....) -JimC - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/