workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agowhy dont android phones have a bios like computers and be able to load a generic arm linux iso or windows one,or be easily rooted?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squarewhy dont android phones have a bios like computers and be able to load a generic arm linux iso or windows one,or be easily rooted?workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshaggyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·21 hours agoI can spend $20 right now and buy a ham radio that I have full control over and no license to operate. This ain’t it.
minus-squarehexdream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·20 hours agoHam radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.
minus-squareshaggyb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours ago…yes. I can spend $20 and buy a ham radio. I have full control over it. I have no license to operate it.
minus-squareMrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours agoDon’t need a license to have the radio or even to use it to listen. Only need a license to transmit.
minus-squarenailingjello@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoCorrect, but to be fair they did say “to operate” which should be taken as transmitting.
minus-squarehexdream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoThat also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoThat’s not using it for communications then.
I can spend $20 right now and buy a ham radio that I have full control over and no license to operate. This ain’t it.
Ham radio requires a license. You may be thinking of other services like gmrs . We get the point though.
…yes.
I can spend $20 and buy a ham radio.
I have full control over it.
I have no license to operate it.
Don’t need a license to have the radio or even to use it to listen. Only need a license to transmit.
Correct, but to be fair they did say “to operate” which should be taken as transmitting.
That also depends on where you are located. Some countries are twitchier about citizens having radio equipment than others.
That’s not using it for communications then.