TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with new FCC rule (ars technica)

Ars technica reportsthat TP-Link will block the loading of third-party firmware on itsrouters, citing new US Federal Communications Commission rules."The FCC says it doesn't intend to ban the use of third-partyfirmware such as DD-WRT and OpenWRT; in theory, router makers can stillallow loading of open source firmware as long as they also deploy controlsthat prevent devices from operating outside their allowed frequencies,types of modulation, power levels, and so on. But open source users fearedthat hardware makers would lock third-party firmware out entirely, sincethat would be the easiest way to comply with the FCC requirements."