On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM Ted Mittelstaedt
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> From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Russell Senior
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 4:40 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] January speaker?
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> > In order to get a u-boot prompt on many TP-Link devices you have to type
> > "TPL\n" during the short window u-boot waits before booting from flash.
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> Haven't seen that one yet, good to know
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> > Vendors generally don't want end users screwing around with their firmware,
> > so try to be obstructive.
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> We aren't screwing with "their" firmware. We are screwing with OUR hardware.
> We own it. They do not. It is particularly egregious when the hardware we
> own is no longer even under warranty and it's beyond the pale when they
> aren't even releasing firmware updates for it because they think it's "too
> old" and it is downright malevolent when there's known security holes that
> crackers are exploiting and yet they still are not releasing firmware update
> for their crappy-ass firmware because "the device is too old"
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> This baloney is something that really upsets me a lot. It is so subtle. You
> of all people should know better - yet you subconsciously are using the
> vendor's NewSpeak (thank you Orwell) that seems to imply that they have some
> sort of right of control and ownership over a device that they do not own.
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> Assholes!
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> Ted
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