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Slightly different tack
Slightly different tack
Posted Mar 6, 2008 13:16 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989)In reply to: As long as the proprietary Windows driver ist not DISTRIBUTED... by NRArnot
Parent article: NDISwrapper dodges another bullet
Maybe there could be broader distribution of reversing kits, making it less painful to get into collecting packets and writing drivers for legacy hardware. A problem with NDISwrapper is that it appeals to laziness and doesn't foster new, pure-GPL development. Advertizing NDISwrapper as an important infrastructure piece for writing freer drivers could give it more street cred. Packaged properly, it could help improve the developer base for the kernel by helping flatten the learning curve. And I want a pony.
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