Re: Seeking advice on wireless cards

Hi Grzegorz,

Maybe you mis-understood my meaning. I just want to say that, if the standard is
really put into use, even Centrino chipset could not be sold. This idea seems so crazy
and I don't know how are the government officers thinking of this.

My only idea of WAPI is a "shrug".

Best regards.
----
Colin.


dzhakakis-/[email protected] wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Colin Zhu wrote:
>
> > Yep, and that means Centrino will not be permitted to sell in China....
> > I think those people must be mad...
>
> I think I am lost. I was under impression that WAPI is a standard along
> with a backing law, that prohibits import, manufacturing and sales
> of devices that do not comply with the standard.
>
> Personally I doubt that this standard+law will come into force (I am under
> impression that it originally was supposed to in Dec) and even if it does
> there will be much fuss about it, WTO dispute (given the fact that the
> tech specs are disclosed only to several Chinese companies) etc. and it
> hardly will be enforced in practice. So this is what I meant writting
>
> > > Personally I don't believe WAPI will survive.
>
> >From your reply it looks like you read just the opposite. That makes me
> think that my understanding of WAPI is erroneous. So what is WAPI
> afterall?
>
> Best regards
> Grzegorz
>
> >
> > dzhakakis-/[email protected] wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks, Colin.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004, Colin Zhu wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > > > And maybe you should pay some attention to WAPI standards addressed by China
> > > > Government. We still don't know what will happen after June 1, 2004.
> > > > So.....check that.
> > >
> > > Personally I don't believe WAPI will survive.
> > >
> > > Thanks again
> > > Grzegorz
> > >
> [...]
>
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