exactly accurate respose/analysis. Hank
On Nov 14, 2007 4:18 AM, Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ian Darwin wrote: > > > > Anything less will lead to this sort of frustration, over and over > again. > It is not always possible. > > The way I figured it out, the GSM module will always be closed. This is > not due to the hardware specs being unknown, but due to the fact that > the law requires a transmitter to be approved by the FCC, and it is > impossible to get an approval for a transmitter that allows anyone to > change the frequencies it transmits in. I understand what the FCC is > worried about (though I do not, necessarily agree with it. Anyone can > build an unauthorized transmitter, and writing code that says "you have > copyright permission to modify this code, but you will have to get it > certified with FCC yourself before you are allowed to use it" does not, > in my eyes, reduce your freedom). > > In other words, you will NEVER get a truly 100% open source cell phone > as long as the FCC rules are as they are. > > Regarding the GPS, please pay attention to the fact that the GTA-02 did > not "solve" this problem. It merely moved the non open source component > from the software to the firmware. This solves the "supporting > libraries" problem, but does not allow openness. Here, at least, I > suspect that the reasons have less to do with an external certification > authority, and thus have more hopes for the future. > > Shachar > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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