http://www.golem.de/news/lockdown-befuerchtet-die-eu-verbietet-freie-router-software-oder-doch-nicht-1602-118859.html Published: 02/05/2016 10:07
Freifunk community suspected a major threat by the new EU -Funkanlagenrichtlinie. In future you can install on routers no OpenWRT, it is feared. We are the pursued – in Berlin, Bonn and Brussels
For more than two years, the EU’s new radio system directive in force, should be introduced with the Europe-wide standards for the sale and use of radio systems.. But there is still uncertainty about the impact of the new rules at all. applies as radio system here in the future, any device that emits or receives for the purpose of radio communication or radio-waves. In addition to wireless routers and mobile phones so soon the entire Internet of things, from the refrigerator to the Internet-enabled toothbrush.
The free wireless operator community that tries to free software to extend the functionality of wireless routers, cares primarily about Article 3 of the new directive: manufacturers must ensure that their radio equipment only such software accordingly can be loaded, “for the conformity of their combination have been established with the radio system” .
“It’s all or nothing,” says Freifunk
Fast times OpenWRT on the router? Unfortunately, not conformity tested. Dear Cyanogenmod as Samsung StockROM? Probably not compliant. “backroom solution” , so the Germany Funk wrote contemptuously, and the free wireless operator Juergen Neumann blogged: “EU decides Firmware Lockdown” .
Looking for the person in charge in Brussels is the European Parliament that the directive has in 2014 decided together with the Council, not a good place to start. The majority of the deputies involved was not re-elected in the elections in May 2014 responsible feels here so no more. The then presidency from Greece has long been other concerns.
Only the European Commission knows: On demand it states that Directive write any specific software or firmware for radio equipment before. On the contrary, they even goals from forward to favor alternative software solutions by clear rules would be created, which would have to meet such programs. Incidentally, should the technical details are anyway still defined in a so-called delegates act.
The BMWi appeased, but the lockdown can not entirely exclude
Call in Bonn: The responsible in Germany for the implementation of the EU Directive Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi ) leaves the criticism of free radio operators also do not apply. On demand explains the BMWi: “The Federal Government supports free software expressly and promotes their use .” At no time was planned that the radio Directive encourages the use of free software on wireless routers or other communicating via wireless devices restricts ,
An obligation to provide evidence of conformity arising loud BMWi not for OpenWRT programmers from the Directive. The Directive is intended only to ensure that post of equipment that transmits radio waves or received, no risks to health, and sovereign radio frequencies such as the BOS radio can be used without interference. The BMWi is planning to take over the directive one on one in German law. can completely rule out the BMWi the feared by the free radio operators “Lockdown” but not.
So all not so bad? If it really came to the free radio operators would be satisfied, says Michel prelinguistic of the free radio operators Magdeburg. Prelinguistic has first brought the debate rolling when he asked a written request to the BMWi in summer, 2015. All that the danger is not yet: An obligation to provide evidence of conformity with the Directive there will be at least for the manufacturers of radio equipment connected to the laid down in Article 3 request to prevent the loading of non-compliant software.
It might a Chilling Effect type
Although the BMWi insists to have been spotted no signs in this direction, such a requirement a have chilling effect on the manufacturers of wireless routers and other sparking devices. To avoid damage to the specifications, this could make the install free software as difficult as possible to avoid any risk of non-compliance. The dreaded by the free radio operators lockdown would be reality.
Whether it comes to that, so now depends largely on the European Commission, which must draw up the technical details of the law in their outstanding delegates acts. Only then it will be clear which devices must meet the requirements. Until that happens, according BMWi can easily take one to two years. When preparing the delegates acts months of public hearings and discussions in expert panels are common.
The router manufacturer Linksys and AVM declined to comment on these issues, on request. It is still too early for a concrete statement, it was said at AVM. (Jaw)
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