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- sorting out non-free firmware- sorting out non-free firmwarePosted Jun 20, 2005 18:00 UTC (Mon) by davidw (subscriber, #947)In reply to: - sorting out non-free firmware by rknop Parent article: Debian release team meeting minutes
I don't consider something to be 100% Linux Compatible unless it works with free drivers. For instance, we don't remove entries on the site where people have "managed to get it working with ndiswrapper" or "nvidia lets you download a binary driver". I think it is fair to mention those solutions (rather than just hiding and pretending they don't exist because they're not free), for those who are desperate and don't care as much wether it's free or not.
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- sorting out non-free firmware Posted Jun 21, 2005 14:47 UTC (Tue) by smoogen (subscriber, #97) [Link] Ok how about a site that lists the cards that do work.. even if it is ashorter list. Trying to find a working wireless pcmcia card that doesnt use ndiswrappers seems to need a work of google exploration that I have at least failed :).
- sorting out non-free firmware Posted Jun 21, 2005 19:56 UTC (Tue) by davidw (subscriber, #947) [Link] Usually there are a lot more things that *do* work than the few things that don't work.
- sorting out non-free firmware Posted Jun 23, 2005 19:56 UTC (Thu) by mmarsh (subscriber, #17029) [Link] Except that you don't necessarily know until you buy the card, take it home, spend a few hours trying to get it to work, and then finally taking it back to the store. That describes my recent experience trying to get a LinkSys wireless card working in my laptop. Fortunately, I had an old card known to work that I'd borrowed from someone I work with, and which I ultimately bought from him to spare me the hassle of finding a new card that works.
The bulk of the wireless cards out there might very well work perfectly with Linux, but many of them seem no longer to be on the market. Even hardware guides from December were recommending cards that I couldn't find at someplace like Staples or Office Depot.
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