On 12/5/06, Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:15:33 -0500
"Luis R. Rodriguez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/5/06, Michael Renzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> openhal here.
> >
> > I've set up the suggested branches, with slight changing to the proposed
> > names:
> >
> > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/madwifi-old-openhal (based on r1142)
> > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/dadwifi-openhal (based on r1827)
> >
> > Neither of them has received any modifications yet, they are basically
> > copies of the mentioned revisions. I'm currently lacking the time to
> > import Nick's work into the madwifi-old-openhal branch, for example - it
> > would be nice if someone else could work on that.
>
> CC'ing Reyk Foeter.
>
> Committed Nick's port of ar5k (openal) to both branches, both now have
> the openhal. Please note (very important):
>
> We are basing our openhal on OpenBSD's ar5k. Because of this and since
> the GPL does not allow us to commit changes on the GPL version back to
> the BSD version please sumbit your non-linux enhancements to the HAL
> to "Reyk Floeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and CC madwifi-devel.
>
> We have an openhal.org which we can start to use, should Reyk want, to
> use as the master tree of the ar5k to make sure any enhancements on
> the HAL go to both BSD and Linux. The licensing on the master tree
> should be kept BSD as Reyk wants it to be. This way Linux or BSD
> contributions can go into one tree and later revisions can be added to
> dadwifi/openbsd with their own specific BSD'isms and Linux'isms. Keep
> in mind the Linux port will remain dual licensed BSD/GPL. Let me know
> what you think Reyk.
>
> Luis
All the more reason to merge the HAL in and make it disappear
Agreed in the long term -- but this should not happen immediately as
otherwise we'd only get a completely free driver by the time this
hardware is outdated and reached its end of life. For now I'd say lets
stick to dadwifi+openhal effort, analyze net80211 from the ground up
and port to devicescape any features we are currently lacking. I can
help work on this fulltime.
Luis
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