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<h2>May, 2006</h2> |
<h2>May, 2006</h2> |
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<a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/6650"> |
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OpenBSD: wpi, A Blob Free Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Driver</a>, KernelTrap, May 28, 2006 |
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Damien Bergamini wrote OpenBSD's all-open-source driver for the Intel Pro/Wireless, |
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a sharp contrast to other projects' bogus "open source" drivers that are just wrappers around |
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a "binary blob" (source code not available, sorry) provided by the vendor. |
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"His announcement came a little over two months after Intel released |
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the controversial ipw3945 driver for Linux which included |
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a binary-only daemon described as necessary for enforcing regulatory |
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limits for the radio transmitter on the wireless device." |
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Bergamini's work proves yet again that vendors don't have to obscure their products |
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to make them useful. |
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<a href="http://kerneltrap.org/openbsd/c2k6/who1"> |
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