Free-software concerns with Europe's radio directive
Free-software concerns with Europe's radio directive
[Front] Posted May 10, 2017 17:20 UTC (Wed) by jake
At the 2017 Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop (LLW), Max Mehl presented some concerns about EU radio equipment directive (RED) that was issued in 2014. The worry is that the directive will lead device makers to lock down their hardware, which will preclude users from installing alternative free software on it. The problem is reminiscent of a similar situation in the US, but that one has seemingly been resolved in favor of users—at least for now.