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Originally Posted by javispedro View Post
False dichotomy. You could give the option to upgrade the firmware AND be endorsed by the FSF: create and ship a free firmware for the modem.
No, we can't. Even if we had the resources to do so (which we don't), it would be illegal to use it in most jurisdictions on the world. Operating the device without certification on public networks is illegal, and certification is made for hardware+software combo - after changing anything in the software, certification is revoked. And if you can't change the firmware, you still have to trust us that the compiled code in the device and provided source code matches.

As much as we would like to have the free modem, there's just no way we can do it. It'd need lots of legal lobbying and hundreds times more resources than we have now. Sorry.

The best thing you can legally get right now is OsmocomBB on TI Calypso in your own GSM lab with permission from regulation entity from your country.
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