Free-software concerns with Europe's radio directive

The incentives are good (make sure that the radio band is free from interferences) but the means are disproportionate and tackle the problem at the wrong end.

> Manufacturers shouldn't be responsible for people doing stupid hacks.

But RED's 3.3(i) is actually doing that. Manufacturers shall prevent users to do illegal things by locking down software access – while actually max. 0.5% of users intent to do stupid things. And those who really want to tweak their radio parameters in illegal ways will be able to circumvent this easily.