RE: Seeking advice on wireless cards

Hi,
I am sure WAPI will survive in some form or another, but I doubt that we as
the consumer need to take it into consideration.
There is nothing wrong with the Government worrying about wireless security
and imposing their own standard for their own use. Imposing it on the public
is another matter however.
I believe that at the end of the day there will be some sort of compromise,
but regardless of what happens, few outside the government will actually use
it. It will just be one more choice from an ever-growing smorgasboard of
security standards.
Regards,
Glyn

-----Original Message-----
From: blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
[mailto:blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Colin Zhu
Sent: 2004 03 13 22:57
To: Beijing LUG technical questions and assistance - Publicly posted
Subject: Re: [blug-tech] 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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