New FCC Rules May Prevent Installing OpenWRT on WiFi Routers

[IAAI]

http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/07/27/new-fcc-rules-may-prevent-installing-openwrt-on-wifi-routers/

Does this mean that we won't see custom FW's in the future ?

What do you guys think ?​

 

[System Error Message]

im pretty sure people will still hack their routers in order to install openwrt on them when they try to prevent it. technically all you need to install openwrt in an unsupported device is to compile it for the right CPU and include the drivers which isnt impossible since chip manufacturers like broadcom provide them. Than its just a matter of getting the binaries onto the flash which if not possible on the device can be done using some kind of flash chip reader/writer.

 

[L&LD]

I think that forcing an apple-esque walled garden type of approach won't fly either. Even from the users that find such restricted platforms nominally usable otherwise.

 

[thiggins]

This is an old topic. Already debated to death here.

 

[IAAI]

That thread is for asus , OpenWRT one came up yesterday according to the source

 

[L&LD]

The name doesn't change the intent though?

That thread is for asus , OpenWRT one came up yesterday according to the source

 

[thiggins]

The name doesn't change the intent though?

That was my point. OpenWRT and other distros will all be affected by the same root cause.

 

[RMerlin]

That thread is for asus , OpenWRT one came up yesterday according to the source

Then they are simply late to the party. This relates to the same FCC rules for which I raised some huge warning flags nearly a year ago. At the time some people thought I was crazy, or even "compromised". Eh.

 

[IAAI]

The name doesn't change the intent though?

I thought asus issue was only related to them leaving TX Power up to the user.