netdev - Re: [Madwifi-devel] ar5k and Atheros AR5005G

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Date:	Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:57:34 -0500
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
To:	"Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@...l.org>
Cc:	"Michael Renzmann" <madwifi@...pam.otaku42.de>,
	"David Kimdon" <david.kimdon@...icescape.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, madwifi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	"Nick Kossifidis" <mickflemm@...il.com>,
	"Michael Buesch" <mb@...sch.de>, "Reyk Floeter" <reyk@...nbsd.org>
Subject: Re: [Madwifi-devel] ar5k and Atheros AR5005G

On 12/5/06, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:15:33 -0500
> "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com> wrote:
>
> > On 12/5/06, Michael Renzmann <madwifi@...pam.otaku42.de> wrote:
> >  openhal here.
> > >
> > > I've set up the suggested branches, with slight changing to the proposed
> > > names:
> > >
> > > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/madwifi-old-openhal (based on r1142)
> > > * http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/dadwifi-openhal (based on r1827)
> > >
> > > Neither of them has received any modifications yet, they are basically
> > > copies of the mentioned revisions. I'm currently lacking the time to
> > > import Nick's work into the madwifi-old-openhal branch, for example - it
> > > would be nice if someone else could work on that.
> >
> > CC'ing Reyk Foeter.
> >
> > Committed Nick's port of ar5k (openal) to both branches, both now have
> > the openhal. Please note (very important):
> >
> > We are basing our openhal on OpenBSD's ar5k. Because of this and since
> > the GPL does not allow us to commit changes on the GPL version back to
> > the BSD version please sumbit your non-linux enhancements to the HAL
> > to "Reyk Floeter" <reyk@...nbsd.org> and CC madwifi-devel.
> >
> > We have an openhal.org which we can start to use, should Reyk want, to
> > use as the master tree of the ar5k to make sure any enhancements on
> > the HAL go to both BSD and Linux. The licensing on the master tree
> > should be kept BSD as Reyk wants it to be. This way Linux or BSD
> > contributions can go into one tree and later revisions can be added to
> > dadwifi/openbsd with their own specific BSD'isms and Linux'isms. Keep
> > in mind the Linux port will remain dual licensed BSD/GPL. Let me know
> > what you think Reyk.
> >
> >   Luis
>
> All the more reason to merge the HAL in and make it disappear

Agreed in the long term -- but this should not happen immediately as
otherwise we'd only get a completely free driver by the time this
hardware is outdated and reached its end of life. For now I'd say lets
stick to dadwifi+openhal effort, analyze net80211 from the ground up
and port to devicescape any features we are currently lacking. I can
help work on this fulltime.

  Luis
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