From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from na01-by2-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com (mail-by2on0110.outbound.protection.outlook.com [207.46.100.110]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mail.protection.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EB73E21F170 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:11:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-ob0-f181.google.com (209.85.214.181) by BN1PR06MB023.namprd06.prod.outlook.com (10.242.209.146) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.1.31.17; Tue, 9 Dec 2014 17:11:35 +0000 Received: by mail-ob0-f181.google.com with SMTP id gq1so771600obb.40 for ; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:11:31 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.60.130.201 with SMTP id og9mr12023631oeb.86.1418145091078; Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:11:31 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.160.68 with HTTP; Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:11:10 -0800 (PST) From: Eric Schultz Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:11:10 -0600 Message-ID: To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Originating-IP: [209.85.214.181] X-ClientProxiedBy: BLUPR05CA0061.namprd05.prod.outlook.com (10.141.20.31) To BN1PR06MB023.namprd06.prod.outlook.com (10.242.209.146) X-Microsoft-Antispam: UriScan:; X-Microsoft-Antispam: BCL:0;PCL:0;RULEID:;SRVR:BN1PR06MB023; X-Exchange-Antispam-Report-Test: UriScan:; X-Exchange-Antispam-Report-CFA-Test: BCL:0; PCL:0; RULEID:(602002); SRVR:BN1PR06MB023; X-Forefront-PRVS: 0420213CCD X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: SFV:NSPM; SFS:(10019020)(6009001)(189002)(51414003)(199003)(105586002)(23676002)(61266001)(110136001)(92566001)(68736005)(106356001)(50986999)(40100003)(122856001)(122386002)(46102003)(86362001)(229853001)(2351001)(66066001)(81156004)(15975445007)(107046002)(64706001)(20776003)(107886001)(47776003)(87976001)(31966008)(55446002)(16601075003)(50466002)(450100001)(93516999)(99396003)(97736003)(69596002)(59536001)(21056001)(61726006)(101416001)(98316002)(120916001)(77156002)(63696999)(54356999)(62966003)(19580395003)(19580405001)(4396001)(55456009); DIR:OUT; SFP:1102; SCL:1; SRVR:BN1PR06MB023; H:mail-ob0-f181.google.com; FPR:; SPF:None; MLV:sfv; PTR:InfoNoRecords; MX:1; A:1; LANG:en; X-Exchange-Antispam-Report-CFA-Test: BCL:0;PCL:0;RULEID:;SRVR:BN1PR06MB023; X-OriginatorOrg: prplfoundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:36:36 -0800 Subject: [Cerowrt-devel] New FCC requirements and CeroWrt 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: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:12:07 -0000 All, I work for the prpl Foundation, an open source foundation organized by a number of companies, most related to MIPS. One project we work with externally is the OpenWrt project. Recently one of our members mentioned a new FCC requirement (described at http://wiki.prplfoundation.org/wiki/Complying_with_FCC_rules_on_5ghz_wifi) which requires wifi hardware devices to restrict modifications in ways that were not previously required. Some of the suggestions the company had internally for complying would be to use features like Secure Boot and other types of DRM-like mechanisms to prevent routers from being modified. This obviously would be quite bad for the OpenWrt ecosystem so we agreed as a group to try to provide hardware companies with a way of complying without harming the community. I'm looking to find individuals (and other companies!) interested in working with myself and the foundation, companies, the OpenWrt community and eventually regulators to provide guidance to hardware companies on how to best comply with these rules. If you're interested in getting involved or just would like to know more, please get in touch with me. We want to make sure that routers are hackable and we could use all the help we can get. Thanks and I look forward to working with you, Eric -- Eric Schultz, Community Manager, prpl Foundation http://www.prplfoundation.org eschultz@prplfoundation.org cell: 920-539-0404 skype: ericschultzwi @EricPrpl