Monk said:
Alpha2 said:
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I mean honestly what would be the harm if they DID fail?
The FCC and CE guys go "hey, you`re shipping a product we expressly told you wasn`t ready for shipping. Here`s a hefty fine and we`re pulling your product and blocking all possibility of you shipping your product in the near future until we can do a really, really, REALLY, like put-on-the-rubber-gloves-turn-your-head-and-cough thorough inspection. Shouldn`t take more than a year or two. Three tops!"
Sure that`s the worst case scenario, but lets assume the truth falls some where inbetween that and "no one finds out", What does failing the testing mean for the device? do they think it gives off harmful radiation? Does it get into wifi networks by circumventing security?
Sure the redtape says they have to follow the rules but what danger is there to the world if it does get out without being tested an no one notices? I`m pretty sure the world wont end if it does.
That way madness lie - and, indeed, potentially the end of the world.
I can hear it now...
Banker1: So what if this one financial deal doesn`t pass the official risk evaluation? I`m pretty sure that if it fails and we push it through ANYWAY it won`t be the end of the world.
Banker2: {looks around nervously}Well, OK, we can do just one slightly iffy deal for you - then we`ll do one for me. No-one will ever know...
and where did THAT lead? Chaos! Anarchy! Dogs living with cats! Damness, MADNESS I say!
More seriously, why IS there red tape if not to ensure a certain minimal level of safety and quality? How crap are so many goods that MEET CE certification? Would "shipping products that failed testing" really be a good trend?
If meeting CE certification hasnt really stopped products from being crap, then wouldn`t that put into question the relevancy of those tests? If the airline still has to tell me to turn off my PSP before we land I have to wonder just how much of a help it is. From the sound of it, if a bunch of terrorists get on a plane and leave their cellphones on then we`re likely to see another 9/11. If that`s not really the case then how big a deal is it really? That`s not to say I dont see a need for testing in general, I mean all products should be tested to see if they`re going to explode and set fire to someone's face, I just question whether a test that takes 10 days (or less) can prove it will do that or not.
sverm said:
Alpha2 said:
... you know assuming we can`t get that missile strike plug-in to work in linux.
Isn`t that a mini game in PandoraPanic?
One would hope!
Any way, if it can ship as parts without passing testing that just seems like a weird loop hole to me, How hard will it be to snap together wanyway because I suck at soldering.