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OpenWRT vs. FCC – Forced Firmware Lockdown? [video]

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Re: OpenWRT vs. FCC – Forced Firmware Lockdown? [video]

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Post by cordite »

kefka wrote: post #3

This makes a great reason to buy Chinese equipment. Do that, it might be substandard, but you preserve your freedom.

Unless of course their equivalent of the NSA doesn't install something that runs next to the firmware independently.

> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608141/internet-privacy/sn...

Re: OpenWRT vs. FCC – Forced Firmware Lockdown? [video]

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Post by nine_k »

kefka wrote: post #3

This makes a great reason to buy Chinese equipment. Do that, it might be substandard, but you preserve your freedom.

It's a nice option as long as it (1) is still legal to buy and use in the US and (2) Chinese government does not cripple it even harder than US government, just in different ways.

Re: OpenWRT vs. FCC – Forced Firmware Lockdown? [video]

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Post by lelandbatey »

Alright, after searching on this a little bit more, it seems that the FCC is not prohibiting the installation of software like OpenWRT or DD-WRT, but are instead mandating that there is software for the radios only that ensures they operate in the manner they are certified for.

There is much more information in the HN comments from a previous time where this was discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9959088

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