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> "There is no free software for this, and it would require reverse > engineering" > In USA, yes. > In France, no, it does not require reverse engeniring but the respect of > the law L. 331-5 We are miscommunicating. You are citing the point that reverse engineering is lawful in the EU, in general. That is true. It may be lawful to reverse engineer the modem chip firmware. I say "may" because there are special laws about portable phones. However, reverse engineering is NOT ENOUGH for the modem chip software. Modern modem chips require the software to carry the manufacturer's signature. Even if we had free software for the modem chip, we could not get it to run. I think I will stick with a device with no modem chip. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call.
