Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:31:21 -0400 From: Brendan Desmond <brendes@imap.cc> To: dbc <mail@dcollins.info> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to encourage a wireless driver to exist? Message-ID: <20140818233121.GA6745@z.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <003e01cfb9db$8c11b1e0$a43515a0$@dcollins.info> References: <003e01cfb9db$8c11b1e0$a43515a0$@dcollins.info>
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On 2014-08-17, dbc wrote: >Hello, > > > >I have a new laptop which I'm well sick of having to run linux on. Is there >a way to encourage someone to write a driver for intel 7260 wifi card? > >I am a C programmer, and I would be willing to volunteer time, but I don't >know how useful I will be with neither driver writing nor wifi protocol nor >FreeBSD development process experience. Still, if anyone would point me in >the right direction I would happily give it a shot. Where can this stuff be >learnt? I also see that linux drivers exist, but I'm not sure about legal >problems when copying from those. > >Or, while I probably couldn't afford to fund it entirely myself, is there a >way I could chip into a pot to help fund someone with more experience to at >least make a start on it? > > > >Sincerely, > >Daniel Collins > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I am also an Intel 7260 owner who would like to do whatever I can to help the development of support for said device plus the i915 and any other Intel Haswell stuff. My main motivating factor is having bought a Lenovo Thinkpad T440 before realizing I want to make the full switch to FreeBSD from Linux. I'm not much of a programmer, but would love to know what I can do to as far as testing, bug reports, etc. so I can chip in with driver development. I have a copy of the handbook and am subscribed to the freebsd-drivers list, but any additional tips for someone like me would me most welcome. -Brendan Desmond
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