From owner-freebsd-current Mon Feb 24 1:56:52 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD42637B401 for ; Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:56:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from excalibur.skynet.be (excalibur.skynet.be [195.238.3.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AA5543F3F for ; Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:56:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brad.knowles@skynet.be) Received: from [10.0.1.4] (ip-26.shub-internet.org [194.78.144.26] (may be forged)) by excalibur.skynet.be (8.12.7/8.12.7/Skynet-OUT-2.21) with ESMTP id h1O9uchi001253; Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:56:38 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from ) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: bs663385@pop.skynet.be Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <1046051741.26736.3.camel@chowder.gsoft.com.au> References: <200302232157.22614.Gerald.Mixa@symicon.de> <1046051741.26736.3.camel@chowder.gsoft.com.au> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:35:08 +0100 To: "Daniel O'Connor" From: Brad Knowles Subject: Re: WLAN Cc: Gerald Mixa , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 12:25 PM +1030 2003/02/24, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > 802.11g isn't a final standard yet either (note no WiFi logo on 11g > stuff) WiFi waffled. There probably won't be any kind of a WiFi logo on 11g equipment. Or 11a, for that matter. They're too beholden to corporate interests, and I don't think any interoperability tests of this sort will ever be conducted, or will ever be conductable. I remain willing to be convinced that I am wrong, however. > Personally I'd wait a bit until the standard is finalised and the > interoperability tests are done before buying any of it. Take some wool underwear with you if you go downstairs. ;-) -- Brad Knowles, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E-(---) W+++(--) N+ !w--- O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) X++(+++) R+(+++) tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- r---(+++)* z(+++) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message