Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:52:08 +0200 From: Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD inquire Message-ID: <20060912195208.GB4099@tirith.brixandersen.dk> In-Reply-To: <45070021.3000606@protected-networks.net> References: <200609121102.12577.cms01@tampabay.rr.com> <d8a4930a0609120816ge8de09ci2fa764c477df7d26@mail.gmail.com> <200609121141.09204.cms01@tampabay.rr.com> <4506F6DF.5010900@cs.okstate.edu> <4506FE59.6000600@errno.com> <45070021.3000606@protected-networks.net>
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--BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 02:44:49PM -0400, Michael Butler wrote: > Is this as a consequence of the manufacturers paranoia that open-source > developers won't comply with wifi regulatory requirements (i.e. channel > and power restrictions by country) or some other reason? (not that you > can't just plug in any other card into the pcmcia slot ..), It's not manufacturers paranoia - it a requirement from the FCC (among others) that radio control must not take place in user-accessible software. Regards, Brix --=20 Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk> --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) Comment: GnuPG signed iD8DBQFFBw/nv+Q4flTiePgRAnLyAJ0Y/GxUtq65oPu3VBGIp/1TOVPOmQCfZjff C9PTlBHp5dGwlN9iM5fl9BY= =8CDY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl--
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