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Feds snub open source for 'smart' radios
Jul 9, 2007, 21 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (8455 reads)

(Other stories by Anne Broache)

[ Thanks to A. Seda for this link. ]

"By effectively siding with what is known in cryptography circles as "security through obscurity," the controversial idea that keeping security methods secret makes them more impenetrable, the FCC has drawn an outcry from the software radio set and raised eyebrows among some security experts."

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Related Stories:
Linux Journal: Open-Source Radioware(Jan 22, 2006)
Forbes: Does Open-Source Software Make The FCC Irrelevant?(Oct 18, 2005)
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Open Source IT: Radio Free Linux(Jul 26, 2000)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
    Shouldn't it be up to the indivi ...   What exactly are they trying to protect?   
John Atkeson
Jul 10, 2007, 02:20:35
 
The FCC probably doesn't care about  ...   programmable RF generators   
geoff lane
Jul 10, 2007, 05:08:55
 
> But that is easily fixed by using ROM  ...   Re: programmable RF generators   
blackhole
Jul 10, 2007, 06:52:02
 
How effective is the lock on your front  ...   A lock on the door   
Dale Pontius
Jul 10, 2007, 12:32:23
 
> The FCC probably doesn't care abou ...   Re: programmable RF generators   
philc
Jul 10, 2007, 16:37:46
 
> How effective is the lock on your fron ...   Re: A lock on the door   
DDahl
Jul 10, 2007, 20:11:48
 
    Isn't the only danger of a progr ...   Re: Re: programmable RF generators   
John Atkeson
Jul 10, 2007, 20:15:42
 
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