Re: Which Kernel for Airport Support?
On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 08:38:32AM -0700, Mauro wrote:
> > > Airport extreme is not supported though, and never will be.
> > > >
> > Can you please provide a pointer to your sources ?
>
> I providedhtem in my second post. Here it is again.
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-bcom4301/
>
>
> > Well, it has been like that since ages, there have been numerous threads here
> > about this subject, and that was the consensus. Furthermore broadcom is having
> > an actively anti-linux stance, which makes me affirm the above, in the same
> > way that i can without much risk affirm that nvidia will never give their
> > specs out.
>
> I agree but your comment was not made in reference to manufacturer's
> policy but was a wide sweeping comment made in your email, "Airport
> extreme is not supported though, and never will
> be." (http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/02/msg00588.html).
Well, given the active anti-linux stance affiched by broadcom, never was maybe
a too strong word, but still more near of what will happen in the near future.
I didn't know about the reverse-engineering project, but it represents a
rather daunting task, i think.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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