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DateFri, 26 Sep 2008 16:21:21 -0700
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: Release of Atheros 802.11abg HAL under the ISC
Sam Leffler wrote:
>>
>> MadWifi is based on a proprietary HAL which is slightly different
>> than this one, so no, its still non-free. The "free" drivers where
>> I think focus should be put in is ath5k and ath9k as they are now both
>> merged as part of the Linux kernel.
>> 
> 
> The hal is not proprietary; Atheros just won't allow me to release it.  
> And there are significant differences between the two code bases.
> 

Perhaps you and Luis can work together on fixing that problem?

And Luis, congratulations on your work so far.  It has really paid off.

	-hpa



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