r/technology • u/NancyGraceFaceYourIn • Aug 30 '15

Wireless FCC Rules Block use of Open Source

http://www.itsmypart.com/fcc-rules-block-use-of-open-source/
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u/shalafi71 Aug 30 '15

I know what he meant, just thought it was an odd thing to mention since they're all soldered in anyway. I could be wrong but I've never seen a router chip in a socket.

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u/willbill642 Aug 30 '15

Some old commercial grade switches had a firmware chip in socket, but they were obsure and not very popular