At the 2017 Free
Software Legal and Licensing Workshop (LLW), Max Mehl presented some
concerns about EU
radio equipment directive (RED) that was issued in 2014. The worry is
that the directive will lead device makers to lock down their hardware,
which will preclude users from installing alternative free software on
it. The problem is reminiscent of a similar
situation in the US, but that one has seemingly been resolved in favor of users—at least for now.