Re:TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with...
by iofj on Friday March 11, 2016 @11:58PM
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There's a legal order of compliance. You don't get to break the law because you agree to a contract that stipulates you're going to break the law.
In this case, I bet the interpretation would be that if a piece of software requires you to break FCC law if sold as part of a Wifi router, then that software cannot be sold as part of a Wifi router.
In this case, I bet the interpretation would be that if a piece of software requires you to break FCC law if sold as part of a Wifi router, then that software cannot be sold as part of a Wifi router.
Back to VxWorks in other words.