# HG changeset patch # User Mychaela Falconia # Date 1690617229 0 # Node ID 07c5aac6e84ff43f79b7bf9ded8680ac0341c50a # Parent b275c69c1b80ffa8d150df4701048986daa83c11 doc: add ISO7816-specs pointer article diff -r b275c69c1b80 -r 07c5aac6e84f doc/ISO7816-specs --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/doc/ISO7816-specs Sat Jul 29 07:53:49 2023 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +It has been brought to the attention of the Supreme Revolutionary Command that +the official custodians of ISO/IEC 7816 specs refuse to freely publish their +documents, forcing technical users in need of these specs to locate them on +unofficial "pirate" sites instead of an official authoritative source. +Furthermore, the most active hacker community experts on the subject matter of +SIM cards - almost all of whom work under the umbrella of Osmocom - are being +cowardly in that they refuse to join the International Union of Lawbreakers, and +they say nonsense like "you have to pay for those specs" instead of pointing +users at some chosen-as-official pirate site for downloadable copies. + +To remedy this situation, we (FreeCalypso/IFCTF) have posted known-good PDF +copies of ISO/IEC 7816-3 and 7816-4 specs on our own FTP site. You can download +them here: + +Anonymous FTP server: ftp.freecalypso.org +Directory: /pub/GSM/ISO7816 +Downloadable files: ISO_7816-3_2006.pdf and ISO_7816-4_2005.pdf + +Note the absense of URL notation: in keeping with the principles of Holy +retrocomputing, please use a traditional command line FTP client, such as the +original Berkeley UNIX command line program called simply 'ftp'.