What's all this? There's no need!
I've got open source drivers for the 802.11b devices.
I own the USB 802.11b interface by Linksys, Also the PCMCIA
based one.I've got the drivers working on 2.4.x and they are
open source.
Reverse engineering isn't against the law. if the product is on the
op
On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Actually, no it isn't. Because of the closed driver, we're never going to
> get access to the documentation needed to create an open-sourced driver.
> Atmel points to the closed source driver and says "why would you need an
> open sourced one, ours w
On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jacek Pliszka wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > It _IS_ binary only.
>
> Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier
> to write an open-source one.
Actually, no it isn't. Because of the closed driver, we're never going to
Jacek Pliszka writes:
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jim Thompson wrote:
> > Jacek Pliszka writes:
> > > Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier
> > > to write an open-source one.
> >
> > You mean 'reverse engineer', right? :-)
>
> Reverse engineering will most li
On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jim Thompson wrote:
> Jacek Pliszka writes:
> > Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier
> > to write an open-source one.
>
> You mean 'reverse engineer', right? :-)
Reverse engineering will most likely be forbidden by the license.
It would be
Jacek Pliszka writes:
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > It _IS_ binary only.
>
> Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier
> to write an open-source one.
You mean 'reverse engineer', right? :-)
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It _IS_ binary only.
Let's get any working one first. With working driver it will be easier
to write an open-source one.
BR,
Jacek
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Jim Thompson wrote:
>
> Be sure to complain loud and long if/when it turns out to be binary-only.
It _IS_ binary only.
Bas Vermeulen
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"God is more forgiving."
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Be sure to complain loud and long if/when it turns out to be binary-only.
Jacek Pliszka writes:
> Hi!
>
> I got the following e-mail from Atmel developer:
>
> > We have completed a USB driver for Linux. It is in BETA test and soon
> > will be released. However, as the silicon vendor, we do n
