Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261572AbTHSXzQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:55:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261586AbTHSXzP (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:55:15 -0400 Received: from mail.jlokier.co.uk ([81.29.64.88]:55937 "EHLO mail.jlokier.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261572AbTHSXzM (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:55:12 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:55:00 +0100 From: Jamie Lokier To: "James H. Cloos Jr." Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Centrino support Message-ID: <20030819235500.GB18035@mail.jlokier.co.uk> References: <1060972810.29086.8.camel@serpentine.internal.keyresearch.com> <3F3D469B.2020507@yahoo.com> <3F408EC9.809@aitel.hist.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 817 Lines: 19 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? -- Jamie - 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/