My immediate reaction to this issue lies with Freedom of Expression! For crying out loud. Someone needs to remind the FCC that they are mere managers of the airwaves that WE own. I can't believe the FCC can make a coherent argument that that responsibility requires the FCC to eliminate our right to bear free and open software. :) Tom On 10/31/2015 11:53 PM, gregrwm wrote: > we already know BIOS/EFI infections on most existing PC&Mac hardware > can propagate and remain undetectable&unremovable via software alone. > some say the PC is therefore dead. but of course new hardware always > comes along. but wait, what will you be able to run on tomorrow's > hardware? only what the manufacturer approves? > > Yes, the FCC might ban free operating systems > <http://prpl.works/2015/09/21/yes-the-fcc-might-ban-your-operating-system/>. > Support software freedom, submit a comment to the FCC > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Save_WiFi/Individual_Comments>. > here's mine: > Dear FCC, > Please maintain our freedom to share and use free software on our > computing devices. Wireless networking research depends on the > freedom of researchers to investigate and modify their devices. > Citizens and businesses need the freedom to fix security holes in the > devices they own. The manufacturer isn't always motivated to do so. > User submitted fixes, which have fixed serious bugs in wifi drivers, > would become banned under the NPRM. Banning user fixing of security > holes increases both cyberthreats and electronic waste. Billions of > dollars of commerce, such as secure wifi vendors and retail hotspot > vendors, depends on the freedom of citizens and businesses to install > the software of their choosing. Please refrain from implementing > rules which remove our freedom to install free software on our > computing devices. Please understand, respect, and protect our > freedom to read, write, and share the software and firmware that > controls our computing and communication devices. > Thank you, > Gregory Mott > ECFS Filing Receipt - Confirmation number: 20151030035598 > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Criminalization of homelessness costs more than communities providing housing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20151101/1137b977/attachment.html>