On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 13:49 +0100, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
ams> That is exactly what people are being told right now with the ams> FSFE distributing this device to fellows.
It has been implied that we were telling this to people, although we explicitly pointed out that we are not recommending these devices and pass them on only for the purpose of finding people to free them.
But giving them away you are indeed recommending them, a message stating that you are not does not change the fact.
Well, not just that, but in the case of the N800, they're asking people to buy them, albeit at a subsidised rate.
The new text on the page is an improvement, but it's still a bit odd to raffle work to people :)
Perhaps in the future the FSFE should consult with people about hardware; even the fully free router has free software issues:
http://jjinux.blogspot.com/2006/12/linux-netgear-open-source-wireless-g.html
... and I understand it doesn't work with OpenWRT. It's not a freeness issue, but it's a pain, and there are better options out there.
Cheers,
Alex.