Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Buesch <> | Subject | Re: [Announce] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection | Date | Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:41:24 +0100 |
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On Saturday 25 February 2006 20:09, Gene Heskett wrote: > Sure, thats so ridiculous an example its sublime, but those are the > facts that the chip makers must deal with on a global scale. Its much > easier for them to furnish a binary only driver that enforces the rules > for the region where the chip will be used.
But that is exactly the point. A binary only driver does not enforce something. It can easily be run though a disassembler, hooked at kernel level, modified with a hexeditor, rewritten as opensource... It is not worth the pain.
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