<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <span dir="ltr"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
the billion dollar manufacturers can't / won't get it right and keep the device updated.</blockquote><div> <br>This will ALWAYS be an issue with embedded OS systems. There is NO solution other than to reflash a new embedded OS onto it. At least there are options like tomato and other DDWRT derivatives. Think about the poor schlub who has no skillz and a router that lets in Mr NotNiceGuy.<br>
<br></div><div>The alternative is to buy a new gizmo. That's the plan from the company (although many do update firmware but only provide info on flashing from a windblows platform) as it sells another gizmo. <br><br>
</div><div>Ah the curse of capitalism in manufacturing: must make it good enough to sell and bad enough that it will be replaced often but not so bad that buyers hate you and find alternatives.<br></div></div><br>-- <br>-- <br>
James P. Kinney III<br><i><i><i><i><br></i></i></i></i>Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.<br>
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