Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262893AbTHUUoK (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:44:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262906AbTHUUoK (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:44:10 -0400 Received: from post.tau.ac.il ([132.66.16.11]:17899 "EHLO post.tau.ac.il") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262893AbTHUUoH (ORCPT ); Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:44:07 -0400 Subject: Re: Centrino support From: Micha Feigin Reply-To: michf@math.tau.ac.il To: Kernel list In-Reply-To: <20030819235500.GB18035@mail.jlokier.co.uk> References: <1060972810.29086.8.camel@serpentine.internal.keyresearch.com> <3F3D469B.2020507@yahoo.com> <3F408EC9.809@aitel.hist.no> <20030819235500.GB18035@mail.jlokier.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1061425558.2441.19.camel@litshi.luna.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:33:05 +0300 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.13; VAE: 6.21.0.1; VDF: 6.21.0.26; host: vexira.tau.ac.il) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1344 Lines: 31 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. > > -- 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/ - 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/