[wplug] New FCC Rules May Prevent Installing OpenWRT on WiFi Routers

[Zachary Uram]

I concur!!!

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Doug Green <diego96 at mac.com> wrote:

> Politics aside, and regardless of "who's watch" this particular
> legislation occurred on, it is undeniable that constitutionally guaranteed
> liberties are under constant attack. Simply put, We do not live in the
> country that the Founding Fathers envisioned.
>
> I'm not a political activist, nor a conspiracy theorist, but it's the
> feeling of constant erosion of my constitutional rights (particularly 4th
> amendment, although "civil forfeiture" is equally disgusting) that drove me
> Back to using Free Software after a relative hiatus (to the "convenience"
> of the apple camp).
>
> IMHO the exposure of these programs represents a Massive Opportunity for
> Linux to gain a larger footprint in mainstream computing, as more people
> are being put-off by Big Brother type surveillance programs.
>
>
> > On Jul 29, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Zachary Uram <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Not surprising this happened on Obama's watch! Everything the man touches
> > is a disaster. I'd rather have George W. Bush than Obama or even worse
> > Hillary!
> >
> >> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 9:50 PM, John Lewis <oflameo2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/07/27/new-fcc-rules-may-prevent-installing-openwrt-on-wifi-routers/#ixzz3hEkRpVTn
> >>
> >> Bad news for your routerphiles out there that just bought a On Networks
> >> N300 Wireless Router N300R, for it may be the last router you will be
> >> able to reflash with your favorite *WRT distribution.
> >>
> >> The FCC wants to take away your router modification rights for your
> >> safety, because they think their regulation is too hard for you hackers
> >> to follow. It is defiantly not because companies lobbied for it so they
> >> can make more money by selling you routers full of badware and
> >> anti-features. If you don't believe the FCC is trying to make you safe
> >> by taking away your ability do modify your property, you are probably
> >> some kind of conspiracy theorist that thinks they can send files over
> >> the radio.
> >>
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