Comment by thereddaikon
4 years ago
Why is it the FCC's fault specifically? The FCC doesn't regulate Intellectual Property. They regulate radios. Are you implying its within the FCC's power to say radio firmware must be open source?
4 years ago
Why is it the FCC's fault specifically? The FCC doesn't regulate Intellectual Property. They regulate radios. Are you implying its within the FCC's power to say radio firmware must be open source?
They require that users can't use restricted frequency ranges or raise the power level. The easiest and cheapest way for manufacturers to comply is to lock down firmwares. And since they didn't also require open firmwares that's the effective outcome in many cases.