[RTTY] FTDI's apology

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> Hopefully, the 'new' drivers will somehow mitigate the problem.

Hopefully, the 'new' drivers will *still* remove the FTDI Vendor ID
*and* display a message that says the device is unknown.  Let the user
contact the manufacturer who used counterfeit grey market chips and
stolen drivers to save a few cents.

Genuine FTDI chips are widely available from reputable parts suppliers
- including Newark, Farnell, Mouser, DigiKey - and in OEM quantities
directly from FTDI.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-10-25 11:19 AM, Ben Antanaitis - WB2RHM wrote:
> Just a guess, but I suspect their lawyers must tapped them on the
> shoulder......
>
> http://www.ftdichipblog.com/?p=1053
>
> But, any Ham Radio software/hardware support people may need to prepare
> for: "My system that worked fine, just stopped working after the last
> system update :( "  It doesn't matter that the drivers got pulled.....
> how many bits got burned.  And pointing folks to 'hacks' is just as
> unethical as the counterfeiters.  Hopefully, the 'new' drivers will
> somehow mitigate the problem.
>
> 73,
>
> Ben - WB2RHM
>
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