[NCLUG] Intel open source drivers

[Chad Perrin]

On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 07:24:37PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Michael Milligan wrote:
> > the core driver guts (yes, proprietary... some nonsense about FCC
> > regs... they don't trust that open source guys won't crank up the output
> > wattage above certain levels :-).
> 
> I have heard this reason but fundamentally it makes no sense to me.
> There are a lot of products sold that can be used to do illegal things
> if the user were to choose to do so.  Everything from cars to kitchen
> knifes.  That does not make the product as it is illegal by itself.

The fact that it doesn't make much sense won't stop the government from
doing it.

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