On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 18:40 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: > Wireless is the one area that hits Linux (and I guess any of the OSS) > pretty hard. It has to do with the fact that the consumer wireless > stuff doesn't need a license at least up to certain power level. Once > you surpass that power level licenses are required. Most chips have > software controlled power levels and the the FCC has mandated that no > consumer can have control of a software controlled power. That could > let them use the consumer product where a license is required. I would > guess the the EU has the same problem. I see you've mentioned something outside of the US (the EU), but I wonder if buying an international product would be the answer? Although most things here have their FCC information in the manual, the FCC has no jurisdiction in my country, so different standards could apply. I'd be surprised if most devices could generate enough power to be a problem. And even if they couldn't, external amplifiers or better antennas can increase their output beyond whatever software limits might exist. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
