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A comment on TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with new FCC rule. Parent comment

Re:TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with... by toomuchtodo on Friday March 11, 2016 @05:36PM (#11270050)
While I agree with you, if they don't have to release it, you'll never know unless you can successfully decompile the firmware.
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Re:TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with... by Nursie on Friday March 11, 2016 @05:42PM (#11270077)
This could already be the case with closed source firmwares, which could be using unlicensed non-FOSS blobs too for all you know.

If we're ignoring licences now then this is a different argument.

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