linux-kernel - Re: Release of Atheros 802.11abg HAL under the ISC

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Message-ID: <20080926230149.GE5972@tesla>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:01:50 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
To:	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
CC:	Luis Rodriguez <Luis.Rodriguez@...eros.com>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"ath5k-devel@...ts.ath5k.org" <ath5k-devel@...ts.ath5k.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Release of Atheros 802.11abg HAL under the ISC

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 03:55:58PM -0700, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> If I understand this correctly, madwifi is no longer a non-free driver?

MadWifi is based on a proprietary HAL which is slightly different
than this one, so no, its still non-free. The "free" drivers where
I think focus should be put in is ath5k and ath9k as they are now both
merged as part of the Linux kernel.

  Luis
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