alt Hacker News> Liability lawsuits drive a lot of this :/
Are we sure about this? I always thought that if you modify something and the modification injures you then the OEM shouldn't be liable. This sounds like a shallow dig at liability.
> Liability lawsuits drive a lot of this :/
Are we sure about this? I always thought that if you modify something and the modification injures you then the OEM shouldn't be liable. This sounds like a shallow dig at liability.
It’s unfortunately true. Network equipment vendors were forced to lock down hardware when it was easy to do things like modify transmit power or usable channels.