On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 16:32 -0800, John Wendel wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > On 07/02/07, Rick Stevens <rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> Not necessarily. Some of TI's wireless network stuff, for example, can > >> easily be convinced to broadcast at higher-than-normal power levels and > >> at completely bogus frequencies. > >> > >> If they open up the driver, the source will be published and anyone with > >> a tiny bit of know-how can wreak havoc with local wireless networks. > >> Now, you could argue that TI should redesign the chipset (they have) > >> but what about all the chipsets that are already out there? Knowing how > >> lawyers are, TI would get hit with lawsuit after lawsuit. That being > >> the case, can you blame them for keeping the source closed? I don't. > >> > > > > That's a great arguement. Let me sum it up, to be certain that I > > understood correctly: > > "TI has sold very powerful hardware: stuff so powerful that it might > > be illeagal or even dangerous. So instead of letting everybody use it, > > their best interest is in allowing only crippled Windows computers to > > use it. Allowing all systems to use the powerful hardware could open > > them up to a potential lawsuit." > > > > Let's put GM in the same position. Does this sentance sound logical? > > "GM has sold some large, heavy vechicles: vehicles so large and heavy > > that they might be illegal or dangerous. So instead of letting > > everybody drive them, their best interest is in allowing only elderly > > handicapped people drive them. Allowing all drivers to drive the > > vehicles could open them up to a potential lawsuit." > > > > Dotan Cohen > > > > http://what-is-what.com/what_is/foss_floss_software.html > > http://ultu.com > > > > Dude, it's the FCC, logic doesn't apply! But good one anyhow. No, there has already been a lawsuit about it against TI from a consumer. The consumer lost, but it took a long time to contest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - - grasshopotomaus: A creature that can leap to tremendous heights... - - ...once. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
