[$] WiFi routers: from lockdown to lock-open

There has been a lot of concern recently that a newset of rules [PDF] from theUS Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could lead to locking-down ofhome router devices. It appears that the worst-case scenario feared bymany will not come to pass, but that has not stopped a large, high-profilegroup of developers from putting together a detailed counter-proposalto the FCC that could change the game entirely. Not content with fendingoff the lockdown threat, this group seeks to push the pendulum the otherway by forcing router software to be open. The result, it is said, would be anInternet that performs better and which is much more secure.