Re: Bug#391686: ITP: ipw3945-daemon -- Binary userspace regulatory daemon for Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG cards
On 10/09/06 07:42:03PM -0700, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> Actually, it can't do even that. According to installation
> instructions, it can be run without root privileges, as long as it has
> read/write access to a rather small subset of files in the /sys tree.
> That's how I plan to make it work in the package.
>
That's good, I had forgotten that you can change the ownership/permissions
of files on sysfs. I'm just a little surprised that no one but the OpenBSD
guys care enough to figure out what the daemon does and work out a free
solution.
Jim.
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