From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp65.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (smtp65.iad3a.emailsrvr.com [173.203.187.65]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 045B621F8D3 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:18:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp17.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp17.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 2527918030B; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from app8.wa-webapps.iad3a (relay-webapps.rsapps.net [172.27.255.140]) by smtp17.relay.iad3a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 19F8D180186; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 (EST) X-Sender-Id: dpreed@reed.com Received: from app8.wa-webapps.iad3a (relay-webapps.rsapps.net [172.27.255.140]) by 0.0.0.0:25 (trex/5.5.4); Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 Received: from reed.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by app8.wa-webapps.iad3a (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05DFD28005A; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by apps.rackspace.com (Authenticated sender: dpreed@reed.com, from: dpreed@reed.com) with HTTP; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:18:11 -0500 (EST) From: dpreed@reed.com To: "Jim Reisert AD1C" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Type: plain In-Reply-To: References: X-Auth-ID: dpreed@reed.com Message-ID: <1447370291.021815395@apps.rackspace.com> X-Mailer: webmail/11.6.6-RC Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] =?utf-8?q?FCC=3A_We_aren=E2=80=99t_banning_DD-WRT?= =?utf-8?q?_on_Wi-Fi_routers?= X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 23:18:35 -0000 It's a start. (I'm optimistic that there is room to move the ball farther a= nd that the FCC folks are willing to listen, though they didn't directly ad= dress concerns about the security closed, buggy quality of the factory soft= ware as being important and in the public interest).=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Thursday= , November 12, 2015 5:22pm, "Jim Reisert AD1C" sai= d:=0A=0A> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/11/fcc-we-aren= t-banning-dd-wrt-on-wi-fi-routers/=0A> =0A> From the article:=0A> =0A> Toda= y, the FCC issued an updated version of the guidance that strips=0A> out th= e DD-WRT reference. Instead, it now says:=0A> =0A> Describe, if the devi= ce permits third-party software or firmware=0A> installation, what mechanis= ms=0A> are provided by the manufacturer to permit integration of such=0A= > functions while ensuring that=0A> the RF parameters of the device cann= ot be operated outside its=0A> authorization for operation=0A> in the US= . In the description include what controls and/or=0A> agreements are in pla= ce with=0A> providers of third-party functionality to ensure the devices= =E2=80=99=0A> underlying RF parameters are=0A> unchanged and how the man= ufacturer verifies the functionality.=0A> =0A> FCC Engineering and Technolo= gy Chief Julius Knapp also wrote a blog=0A> post titled, "Clearing the Air = on Wi-Fi Software Updates."=0A> =0A> https://www.fcc.gov/blog/clearing-air-= wi-fi-software-updates=0A> =0A> =0A> --=0A> Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://www.ad1c.us=0A> _______________________________________= ________=0A> Cerowrt-devel mailing list=0A> Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat= .net=0A> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel=0A> =0A