On 09/13/2011 11:57 AM, [email protected] wrote:
is there a place to get the all gobi firmware "for linux". Until now we
extracted it from the windows drivers and I am not sure if we have pick up the right one.
Would be cool if there is some download possibility.
There cannot be any *official* download source for firmware unless the
license allows redistribution. However, there are repos for various
Linux distros based in countries with different or loosely enforced
copyright laws. (Not sure if a specific mention is cool here.)
I understand why these companies don't want their firmware reverse
engineered. However, verbatim copies allowing more people to buy and
use their hardware seems like a no brainer - what gives?
One theory - it is important for the firmware to enforce laws governing
maximum transmit power and frequencies used. If this enforcement were
too loose without the help of the host system driver, the company might
feel uncomfortably liable for "bare" firmware not using a host driver
they control.
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