Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751074AbWBYWTS (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:19:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750880AbWBYWTR (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:19:17 -0500 Received: from mxsf36.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.161]:47306 "EHLO mxsf36.cluster1.charter.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750760AbWBYWTR (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:19:17 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <17408.55266.948833.168988@smtp.charter.net> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:19:14 -0500 From: "John Stoffel" To: Matthieu CASTET Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Announce] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection In-Reply-To: References: <43FF88E6.6020603@linux.intel.com> <20060225084139.GB22109@infradead.org> <200602250549.47547.gene.heskett@verizon.net> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 21.4.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 897 Lines: 21 >>>>> "Matthieu" == Matthieu CASTET writes: Matthieu> I will say, why not put the restriction of the firmware Matthieu> binary blob ? It run on the device so it will be difficult Matthieu> for people to analyse it. So what do I do when I take my US laptop and fly to country X, which has comletely different rules for these radios? Do I have to re-flash my firmware to make it work properly? The big problem is the lack of global unity, but that will slowly get fixes as more countries realize it's a problem. The big issue will be military/govt radio spectrum users, they won't want to move if they can help it. John - 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/