Re:TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with...
by moefh on Friday March 11, 2016 @02:18PM
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TP-Link appears to be doing the minimum as in "minimum effort", as opposed to "minimum restriction to firmware modifications".
The article you linked shows that people saw it coming:
> Open source projects might not be fully out of the woods yet, though. A few commenters on the FCC’s post have pointed out that some manufacturers might choose to lock down the whole router—as opposed to just the radio—as a cost-saving measure, even if that’s not what the FCC intended.
The article you linked shows that people saw it coming:
> Open source projects might not be fully out of the woods yet, though. A few commenters on the FCC’s post have pointed out that some manufacturers might choose to lock down the whole router—as opposed to just the radio—as a cost-saving measure, even if that’s not what the FCC intended.