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 Over the last six months, this came to a head in the OpenBSD project.  Over the last six months, this came to a head in the OpenBSD project.
 We asked our users to help us petition numerous vendors so that we  We asked our users to help us petition numerous vendors so that we
 could get chipset documentation or redistributable firmware.  Certainly, we did  could get chipset documentation or redistributable firmware.  Certainly, we did
 not succeed for some vendors.  But we very well influenced some vendors, in  not succeed for some vendors.  But we did influence some vendors, in
 particular the Taiwanese (Ralink and Realtek), who have given us  particular the Taiwanese (Ralink and Realtek), who have given us
 everything we need.  We also reverse engineered the Atheros chipsets.<br>  everything we need.  We also reverse engineered the Atheros chipsets.<br>
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 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awi">ADMTek</a>,  <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=awi">ADMTek</a>,
 <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath">Atheros</a>.  <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath">Atheros</a>.
 Our manual pages attempt to explain which vendors (ie. D-Link) box  Our manual pages attempt to explain which vendors (ie. D-Link) box
 which chipsets into product.  which chipsets into which product.
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 Send a message that open support for hardware matters.  A vendor in  Send a message that open support for hardware matters.  A vendor in
 Redmond largely continues their practices because they get  Redmont largely continues their practices because they get
 the chipset documentation years before everyone else does.  the chipset documentation years before everyone else does.
 What really upsets us the most is that some Linux vendors are signing  What really upsets us the most is that some Linux vendors are signing
 Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors, or contracts that let them  Non-Disclosure Agreements with vendors, or contracts that let them
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