From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christoph Hellwig Subject: Re: [Announce] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 10:53:40 +0000 Message-ID: <20060225105340.GA23643@infradead.org> References: <43FF88E6.6020603@linux.intel.com> <20060225084139.GB22109@infradead.org> <200602250549.47547.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: James Ketrenos , NetDev , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: To: gene.heskett@verizononline.net Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200602250549.47547.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 05:49:47AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > As someone (a broadcast engineer with 40+ years of carrying what used to > be a 1st phone) obviously more familiar with the FCC R&R than you > apparently are, Christoph, I'll have to argue that point. Please stop spreading the bullshit. Please quote the FCC regulation on this. > So basicly, you can accept it with the wrappers Intel provides, or linux > will not have access to the use of these devices, any of them that fit > in the category of "software radios". We have support for other software radios. If intel doesn't do the right thing support for their hardware will have to wait until someone has reverse-engineered their daemon [1]. [1] they disallow it in their license, but that's completely void in many countries.