From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 22 11:42:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49C371065688 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:42:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sthaug@nethelp.no) Received: from bizet.nethelp.no (bizet.nethelp.no [195.1.209.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 81F588FC1B for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:42:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 33921 invoked from network); 22 Mar 2011 11:15:32 -0000 Received: from bizet.nethelp.no (HELO localhost) (195.1.209.33) by bizet.nethelp.no with SMTP; 22 Mar 2011 11:15:32 -0000 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:15:32 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <20110322.121532.74727064.sthaug@nethelp.no> To: erob@gthcfoundation.org From: sthaug@nethelp.no In-Reply-To: <4D887DF4.6060602@gthcfoundation.org> References: <4D887899.20803@gthcfoundation.org> <4D887DF4.6060602@gthcfoundation.org> X-Mailer: Mew version 3.3 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: adrian@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFR]RT305xF support, w/o attachment X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:42:16 -0000 > as far my knowledge goes, radiation from multi-frequency subcarriers in > a multi-path > system such as a wireless network (802.11 a/g/n) or a "microwave oven" > is something > you definitely want to avoid sitting in while hacking FreeBSD... > > https://gthc.org/wiki/Advisories/OFDM_20110315 > > I may have done technical errors but i do not drink in the morning!! :) FreeBSD doesn't define the wireless standards - other authorities (e.g. IEEE) do. Any standards involving RF radiation is tightly regulated in most countries, and the health authorities are aware of risks associated with large amounts of RF radiation. Since 802.11 a/g/n is internationally standardized (and permitted by the health authorities), we have to assume that the relevant standards are safe. I see no reason whatsoever why we should do anything special in FreeBSD here. Time for you to stop your anti-OFDM crusade and let FreeBSD developers work in peace. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no