I read it, and I also don't get it. It's not about open/closed software. It's about TP-Link router emitting RF power above FCC limit using TP-Link's own firmware/software. Hmm... free PR for TP-Link. -- William
On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 05:27:48PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > <http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/fcc-forces-tp-link-to-support-open-source-firmware-on-routers/> > > I don't quite get it. > > The FCC made a rule that was easy to comply with > if the manufacturers prevented loading of third party firmware. > (The rule: don't let you user set the router to use too much signal strength.) > > TP-Link's new firmware "could not" be replaced by 3rd party firmware. > > That firmware also allowed out-of-spec signal strength. > > As a settlement, FCC required TP-Link to pay a fine, to allow third > party software, and to update the firmware to not allow the user to > specify (through the GUI) too much signal strength. > > So the original problem remains: how can TP-Link prevent existing > hardware from generating too strong signals if it cannot control the > firmware? > --- > Talk Mailing List > [email protected] > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
