Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:55:00 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: Centrino support |
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James H. Cloos Jr. wrote: > Helge> This does not in any way prevent them from releasing a driver, > Helge> open or closed source. It merely makes tampering with the > Helge> driver illegal. > > Unless of course it can be programmed to listen in on the AMPS cell > phone band(s). In that case it could arguably be a felony for them to > release the programming info.... (Stupid law, but it has been > enforced rather obsessively....)
How is that different from selling a radio which can be retuned by opening it up and changing some resistors and capacitors?
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