From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Hemminger Subject: Re: d80211: ANNOUNCE: DadWifi, a port of MadWifi to d80211 Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:51:16 -0700 Message-ID: <20061017185116.1f14bd86@dads-laptop> References: <20061018001403.GA22990@devicescape.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, madwifi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Return-path: To: David Kimdon In-Reply-To: <20061018001403.GA22990@devicescape.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: madwifi-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: madwifi-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:14:29 -0700 David Kimdon wrote: > Hi, > > DadWifi is a port of MadWifi to the d80211 stack. It works now in > managed and monitor mode, lightly tested. Any card supported by > MadWifi should be supported by DadWifi [1]. This allows a large > number of cards to now take advantage of the d80211 stack. > > DadWifi uses the same (binary only) hal as MadWifi and reuses much of > the initialization, descriptor and interrupt processing code. > > There is a subversion repository and mailing list available [2] for > those wishing to try it out or help with development. > > -David > > > [1] : http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility > [2] : https://devicescape.org/projects/dadwifi/ I would consider this a BAD thing. You are creating a derived work out of GPL and non-GPL software. This actually will hurt the possible acceptance of the d80211 stack into the mainline kernel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642