Re: Bug#391686: ITP: ipw3945-daemon -- Binary userspace regulatory daemon for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG cards

[Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org>]

On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 07:57:27PM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> Jurij Smakov wrote:
> > * Package name    : ipw3945-daemon
> >   Version         : 1.7.22
> >   Upstream Author : Intel Corporation
> > * URL             : http://http://bughost.org/ipw3945/
> > * License         : Redistribution only (non-free)
> >   Programming Lang: available only in binary form
> >   Description     : Binary userspace regulatory daemon for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG cards
> 
> Hasn't it been reverse-engineered yet, so that we can provide
> a free solution?

Not that I know of. And even if there is a free daemon replacement, 
the driver will still require the non-free binary firmware to operate.

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Jurij Smakov                                           jurij@wooyd.org
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