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Bug#449235: Intel wireless firmware in firmware-nonfree



On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 01:11:32AM -0700, Matt Taggart wrote:
> 1.) The Intel 3945 adapter was previously supported by the ipw3945 driver
>   http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/

Was dropped because not longer supported by current kernels.

> but that was deprecated starting with 2.6.24, and replaced with the new 
> Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers
>   http://intellinuxwireless.org/
> which provide a driver for the 3945 and also the 4965, both are in upstream 
> 2.6.24 but need the microcode available at
>   http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

Is already shipped as firmware-iwlwifi.

> 2.) In addition to the firmware for the ipw2200 mentioned by the original 
> submitter, there is also the other legacy ipw2100
>   http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/
> (I didn't look at the license though)

We decided that we can't ship it with this license in non-free.

Bastian

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