linux-kernel - Re: ipw3945 status

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Message-Id: <1154282618.13635.41.camel@localhost>
Date:	Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:03:38 +0200
From:	Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk>
To:	Rene Rebe <rene@...ctcode.de>
Cc:	James Courtier-Dutton <James@...erbug.co.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Jan Dittmer <jdi@....org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Jirka Lenost Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ipw2100-admin@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: ipw3945 status

On Sun, 2006-07-30 at 19:37 +0200, Rene Rebe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> it would be totally ok if the kernel had a country= command line switch
> and the driver limitting functionality due that.
or simply state this in the help in Kconfig?
> 
> People that want to violate the local regulations would require to lie to
> the kernel as they could install other country windows and drivers as
> well.
besides, im not even sure that specifying in Kconfig is necessary,
wouldnt it only be illegal in countries, if people actually modified the
source?
> 
> Sure, people could modify the source as they could specify a wrong
> country argument. But you can heedit the windows binary as well.
> 
> Yours,
> 

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