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Date:      Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:59:11 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To:        Mauro <mcepeda@ualberta.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: airport estreme with Freebsd
Message-ID:  <20050207045911.GA8619@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <1107656286.4131.20.camel@localhost.localdomain>
References:  <1106542417.29481.168.camel@localhost.localdomain> <41F4ADC1.8070201@freebsd.org> <42017276.1010304@finnovative.net> <4201C54A.8090009@freebsd.org> <1107418085.4125.27.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050206002904.GJ9350@dragon.nuxi.com> <1107656286.4131.20.camel@localhost.localdomain>

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On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 07:18:06PM -0700, Mauro wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 16:29 -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 01:08:04AM -0700, Mauro wrote:
> > > I don't buy the theory about government frequencies.  This theory asks
> > > one to believe that government frequencies are not intercepted or
> > > tampered with in some fashion.  They are tampered with and can be done
> > > so easily.  Legally sold scanners enable one to listen in to all sorts
> > > of private signals.
> > 
> > One, don't top post -- it looses context.  This isn't a Mickysoft list.
> > 
> > Two isssue isn't necessarily about receiving certain frequencies as you
> > assume.  As Peter said one of the issues is the FCC doesn't want you to
> > set the TRANSMITTING POWER above a certain power.
> 
> To clarify my statement concerning ethnocentrism,
> don't assume we're all american and that the FCC dictates to
> non-americans their ideas concerning radio waves.  So on a global level,
> the excuse that the FCC doesn't approve doesn't wash.

It sure does then the company in question is a USA company.  They
certainly *ARE* under the FCC's regulatory jurisdiction.

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)



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