I'm the guy who emailed you and inspired this post. >The closest to being open is TI Calypso, but it supports only >56k-modem like GPRS speed, and operating any open firmware like >OsmocomBB on public networks is illegal (and OsmocomBB is very >incompete anyway)
Really? Why is this illegal? Is this only in the U.S. or internationally? That really stinks if free software has been made illegal.
