From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: Re: [Madwifi-devel] ar5k and Atheros AR5005G Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:57:34 -0500 Message-ID: <43e72e890612051057y61c3a735w6e72888a0ea447ef@mail.gmail.com> References: <1164746352.31456.22.camel@systems03.lan.brontes3d.com> <200611291612.33448.mb@bu3sch.de> <20061129152407.GB5412@devicescape.com> <200611291638.56759.mb@bu3sch.de> <20061129160328.GA22602@devicescape.com> <20061129121312.4cfc254f@freekitty> <43e72e890612011035hf24aeb6wd20f8e93d2238c68@mail.gmail.com> <3459.194.45.26.221.1165329546.squirrel@webmail.otaku42.de> <43e72e890612050715g9568cfv945f28ccbf796801@mail.gmail.com> <20061205091820.2480f92e@freekitty> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Michael Renzmann" , "David Kimdon" , netdev@vger.kernel.org, madwifi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, "Nick Kossifidis" , "Michael Buesch" , "Reyk Floeter" Return-path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.224]:1755 "EHLO wr-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S968626AbWLES5i (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:57:38 -0500 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i7so2011946wra for ; Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:57:36 -0800 (PST) To: "Stephen Hemminger" In-Reply-To: <20061205091820.2480f92e@freekitty> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On 12/5/06, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:15:33 -0500 > "Luis R. Rodriguez" wrote: > > > On 12/5/06, Michael Renzmann wrote: > > openhal here. > > > > > > I've set up the suggested branches, with slight changing to the proposed > > > names: > > > > > > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/madwifi-old-openhal (based on r1142) > > > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/dadwifi-openhal (based on r1827) > > > > > > Neither of them has received any modifications yet, they are basically > > > copies of the mentioned revisions. I'm currently lacking the time to > > > import Nick's work into the madwifi-old-openhal branch, for example - it > > > would be nice if someone else could work on that. > > > > CC'ing Reyk Foeter. > > > > Committed Nick's port of ar5k (openal) to both branches, both now have > > the openhal. Please note (very important): > > > > We are basing our openhal on OpenBSD's ar5k. Because of this and since > > the GPL does not allow us to commit changes on the GPL version back to > > the BSD version please sumbit your non-linux enhancements to the HAL > > to "Reyk Floeter" and CC madwifi-devel. > > > > We have an openhal.org which we can start to use, should Reyk want, to > > use as the master tree of the ar5k to make sure any enhancements on > > the HAL go to both BSD and Linux. The licensing on the master tree > > should be kept BSD as Reyk wants it to be. This way Linux or BSD > > contributions can go into one tree and later revisions can be added to > > dadwifi/openbsd with their own specific BSD'isms and Linux'isms. Keep > > in mind the Linux port will remain dual licensed BSD/GPL. Let me know > > what you think Reyk. > > > > Luis > > All the more reason to merge the HAL in and make it disappear Agreed in the long term -- but this should not happen immediately as otherwise we'd only get a completely free driver by the time this hardware is outdated and reached its end of life. For now I'd say lets stick to dadwifi+openhal effort, analyze net80211 from the ground up and port to devicescape any features we are currently lacking. I can help work on this fulltime. Luis