FCC Rules Endanger Open Source Wireless Router Firmware

Posted by Mcusanelli on Sep 28, 2015 4:11 PM EDT
www.thevarguy.com; By Chris Tozzi
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Installing open source, Linux-based firmware on wireless routers could become more difficult because of FCC rules that require device manufacturers to prevent unauthorized use.

Open source wireless router firmware may become tougher to install in the United States, if not illegal. That's if device manufacturers interpret new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules involving radio frequencies to mean that user-modified software should be banned.

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