Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Mar 2004 03:38:28 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [Announce] Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 802.11b driver |
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vda wrote: > *FLAME ALERT* > /me is slowly getting mad about his prism54 11g hardware > and its firmware, with neither firmware authors nor documentation > for this pile of silicon crap nowhere in sight > > What's so cool about having binary firmware? Bugs are bugs, > and you won't be able to even see bugs, less fix, in it. > I don't like being at the mercy of firmware authors.
Well that's typical in wireless, unfortunately. Certain parts of wireless are political tennis balls with the US govt. and FCC. Sometimes "put it in firmware" is the only way get ever get open source drivers at all :/
I'll pick firmware over no-driver any day.
Jeff
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