Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 7th Jul 2007 19:19 UTC, submitted by flanque
Mobile-gadget makers are starting to take advantage of software-defined radio, a new technology allowing a single device to receive signals from multiple sources, including TV stations and cell phone networks. But a new federal rule set to take effect Friday could mean that radios built on 'open-source elements' may encounter a more sluggish path to market - or, in the worst case scenario, be shut out altogether. U.S. regulators, it seems, believe the inherently public nature of open-source code makes it more vulnerable to hackers, leaving 'a high burden to demonstrate that it is sufficiently secure'.
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2006-01-07
Fine. If the USA wants to ban open source technology, the developers should move all their work outside the USA. I can envision a scenario 10 years from now where the USA becomes a Third World backwater, buried by a debt it can't pay, using outmoded technology, while companies in Russia, China and India prove to be the real innovators.
As for why this is happening - well, what do you expect from the Bush administration? They no doubt see open source developers as terrorists.