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Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsetsBroadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsetsPosted Sep 9, 2010 21:33 UTC (Thu) by bk (guest, #25617)Parent article: Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets
I can't wait for the complaints:
- it isn't "free" enough
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Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 9, 2010 22:54 UTC (Thu) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Whatever. It's based on the mac80211 stack and that is a huge and a particularly unusually Linux-savvy move for Broadcom.
Even if they are not really that good it's already a very big and positive step. Far better then really to be expected.
Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 10, 2010 1:15 UTC (Fri) by kragil (subscriber, #34373) [Link]
GregKH says they will be merged in .37:
http://twitter.com/gregkh/status/24027482819
If that is true then all 2011 distros (except Debian) will have FOSS Broadcom drivers.
Good times
Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 10, 2010 11:19 UTC (Fri) by mfuzzey (subscriber, #57966) [Link]
By "merged" I suspect he means "present in 2.6.37 drivers/staging".
I suspect cleaning up the code enough to move it out of staging will take a little longer...
Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 16, 2010 14:34 UTC (Thu) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955) [Link]
I backported it to 2.6.32 and it will be in Debian 6.0 'squeeze'.
Who's complaining now ? Posted Sep 9, 2010 22:59 UTC (Thu) by dag- (subscriber, #30207) [Link]
I think you mix complaints and criticism. Each of the points you raise could be valid criticism if it's factual true. Being able to voice criticism is important if you have high standards. The worst thing for innovation is when nobody dares/cares to speak up :-)
Or do you prefer Linux Weekly News without comments ?
Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 10, 2010 10:28 UTC (Fri) by nicooo (guest, #69134) [Link]
> I can't wait for the complaints:
- no documentation
Broadcom releases an open-source driver for its wireless chipsets Posted Sep 17, 2010 15:15 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
>> I can't wait for the complaints:
> > - no documentation
- eye cancer
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