Holger, Thanks for your response, it clears a lot of things up. wireless.kernel.org is the resource I was looking for.
Sean On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 14:52 +0200, Holger Schurig wrote: > > http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/?go=devices > > > > In fact, I would suggest that this is the most common starting > > point for anyone who does not know much about wireless drivers > > and would prefer to avoid asking FAQ's on discussion forums. > > I tend to disagree. > > First thing: bcm43xx is outdated. The in-kernel b43 driver is > state-if-the-art. > > Second thing: when a driver is in-kernel, I'd suggest that the > driver-webpage contents get's transferred to the central place > for all in-kernel-drivers, and that would be > http://wireless.kernel.org. > > > > The main page of bcm43xx (http://bcm43xx.berlios.de/?go=home) > even states both things: "This site won't be updated anymore. > Please check the b43 driver page at linuxwireless.org for > up-to-date information.". > > ("linuxwireless.org" is an alias to "wireless.kernel.org", the > now canonical web address). > > > This page does not list BCM4328 anywhere > > That's because the web page you referred to doesn't get updated > anymore. 4328 is mentioned on > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43, thought. > > > > > As to the "make more accessible to less technical oriented > people" I don't have a good answer. Maybe this is the job of > SuSE, RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, ... Not sure about that. _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
