Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:02:33 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? Message-ID: <20110721170233.GE69370@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1107211218520.3727@nber7.nber.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107190736560.27391@gwdu60.gwdg.de> <CAGy-%2Bi_phtNbTh7SHhockqTuGrv%2Bd2ZLn0_6A9aKEySYO0MgTw@mail.gmail.com> <24466_1311199850_4E27526A_24466_7987_1_D9B37353831173459FDAA836D3B43499C521866E@WADPMBXV0.waddell.com> <4e28160e.bVryeJCK1esNt615%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <CADGWnjXjtZwXPdFQJ8dFfZ_bG8hSp6LiJt4QvsSbS7umYG=EqQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110721141534.GC59455@guilt.hydra> <alpine.LFD.2.00.1107211218520.3727@nber7.nber.org>
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--TD8GDToEDw0WLGOL Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:21:47PM -0400, Daniel Feenberg wrote: >=20 > Doesn't the NDIS specification offer a reasonably stable ABI for wireless= =20 > drivers? >=20 > I have often thought that supporting NDIS would offer manufacturers a sor= t=20 > of "halfway house" to ease them into proper support for FreeBSD and Linux= .=20 > While it is inferior to open source drivers, it would attract users, and= =20 > with users manufacturers would feel pressure to have better support, whic= h=20 > would best be achieved with open-source drivers. I agree that would probably be a productive approach to improving wireless support over time. I do not know the technical challenges associated with getting that working in FreeBSD, though, or how well it would actually work in practice. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --TD8GDToEDw0WLGOL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4oW6kACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKV9kACgx0IR7iSgViOO0jfNTsqgYgCA e7cAnAnP9f+WxnwtSBRfg7c4/KX7hAZw =sZXK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TD8GDToEDw0WLGOL--
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