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[Henrik Brix Andersen]

On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 02:44:49PM -0400, Michael Butler wrote:
> Is this as a consequence of the manufacturers paranoia that open-source
> developers won't comply with wifi regulatory requirements (i.e. channel
> and power restrictions by country) or some other reason? (not that you
> can't just plug in any other card into the pcmcia slot ..),

It's not manufacturers paranoia - it a requirement from the FCC (among
others) that radio control must not take place in user-accessible
software.

Regards,
Brix
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Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik at brixandersen.dk>
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