[amsat-bb] Some benefits of open source sats that I envision

[Stephen DeVience]

I think this is great news, but with our convoluted government, how big is
the impact of this determination? If I take this design, add my own
modifications, and publish those (keeping it open source), is it still
covered by the determination, or do I have to apply again for my new
version? How much modification is acceptable? We still need to find out how
much will be restricted by EAR. I agree with some commenters that it would
be nice to see a summary of exactly what's covered and what's not.

I'm glad ORI is pushing the government on this issue and trying to get the
landscape cleared up. It reminds me of the issues the cryptography people
had years ago.

-Stephen, N8URE