On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 22:13 +0000, Chris Andrew wrote: > Thank you, Luis. > > I was trying to find a manufacturer that supported open-source, so > that I could return the favour by buying their products. > > I currently have a Netgear router, and when I bought I unpacked it > after delivery, the first thing I saw was a CD that had GPL software > on it. This made me smile.
a fair amount of manufacturors provide a free driver. few (none?) provide free firwmare. if firmware isnt an issue for you, the options are plentyful :) kk > > Perhaps Netgear do wireless cards. I know some manufacturers are very > closed source, so I want to avoid those. > > Thanks, > > Chris. > > On 19/01/2008, Luis Alberto Guzmán García <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I saw this at the forum. > > > > http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ForumMain/EdimaxEw-7128g > > > > I'm using a ENUWI-G card using ndiswrapper :( (non free driver) > > This is a USB Adapter > > > > Good Luck! > > > > El sáb, 19-01-2008 a las 21:30 +0000, Chris Andrew escribió: > > > Hi, everybody! > > > > > > An email that's not about PFV :-). > > > > > > I'm about to change ISP's, and will receive a wireless router with the > > > package. Wi-Fi security issues aside, can anyone recommend a PCI > > > (oldish PC) wi-fi network card, that has a chipset that is friendly > > > towards open-source. > > > > > > In the same vein as gNS and the FSF's goals, I would like to use > > > hardware that is as free as possible, and affordable. > > > > > > I'd appreciate any guidance. > > > > > > Many thanks, > > > > > > Chris. > > > > > > > > > -- Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian / Ubuntu / gNewSense _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
