[LEDE-DEV] FCC killing open platforms and inovations

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Wunderlich <simon.wunderlich at open-mesh.com> writes:

Simon> You are right, the FCC doesn't explicitly requires to prevent
Simon> third-party firmware loading anymore. However, they still require
Simon> to explain how a vendor makes sure that US RF limits are not
Simon> violated [1]. Since a third-party firmware can be anything
Simon> including a firmware with a patched ath9k where DFS is disabled
Simon> etc, we (as Open-Mesh) can't really prevent that those RF limits
Simon> are violated.  Thus we can not give a convincing explanation
Simon> there, and the situation stays the same.

Simon> If you have any constructive idea, I would love to propose it
Simon> internally.

Am I correct that since all 802.11ac radios (such as those supported by
ath10k, etc) require firmware blobs, that solves the FCC problem?  

It is only the 100 million existing already-sold devices that will still
be able to interfere with the radars? ;-)


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