Messages in this thread | | | From | Alistair John Strachan <> | Subject | Re: Will there be Intel Wireless 3945ABG support? | Date | Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:43:41 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 11 July 2006 19:25, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > Alistair John Strachan wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 July 2006 18:12, John W. Linville wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 10:32:43AM -0600, Joseph Michael Smidt wrote: > >>> Will 2.6.18 or 2.6.19 support Intel Wireless 3945ABG? Please cc me > >>> since I am not subscribed. Thanks. > >> > >> It will not be in 2.6.18. Making 2.6.19 is not out of the question, > >> but it may take some work. > > > > Has some agreement been met regarding the mandatory use of the binary > > regulatory daemon? The webpage seems to suggest it is still necessary, > > and I'm sure that would disqualify merging the driver with Linux proper. > > Why not? > The whole point is running a system that you know you can support for many > years, even without a vendor support... > And to have a system that you know exactly what running in it... > Having a binary closed source violate this. > > Also there is no good reason why supplying this daemon as closed source... > All they wish is people don't mess with their frequencies, and sooner or > later someone will...
Don't misinterpret me, that's exactly my feeling too. Ignoring the politics and questionable legality entirely, as a matter of practicality, when Intel inevitably abandon these cards 5 years from now and their daemon rots, will I still be able to use my wireless card? I think not.
Also, I can't see any reason why a mini-pci version of this couldn't work in a system other than x86/x86-64, even if Intel don't design such machines.
In my view, it would be unacceptable to merge.
-- Cheers, Alistair.
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