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Re: plans for adding WPA support to orinoco?: msg#00027

Subject: Re: plans for adding WPA support to orinoco?
On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 03:45:10AM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 04:27 +0000, 
> f.duncan.m.haldane-fOdFMYwuEsI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I understand your position completely.   But to enhance the admittedly small
> > chance of some "white knight"  stepping up to offer a patch, maybe you 
> > could create a
> > "TODO_WPA_HELP_WANTED" text file in the subversion repository, 
> > and write in it your understanding /hints of what would be involved in
> > adding WPA support, (in addition to the WE-18 infrastructure), including 
> > (if you know) which
> > firmware versions of the supported chipsets do/do not support WPA, how to 
> > test for them, etc.
> 
> Actually, my first priority is getting version 0.15 out is a form that
> doesn't require a particular kernel.
> 
> Besides, I haven't researched in details what it takes to add WPA
> support.  If I research it, I may as well start coding it and document
> the progress.
> 
> > Also a list of any useful links you can think of.
> > 
> > With the beginnings of such a roadmap, which could be added to as more 
> > information becomes
> > available, maybe someone will take up the challenge.
> 
> Actually, I barely have time to answer e-mails, let alone writing
> roadmaps.  If I write a roadmap, that's an invitation for more e-mails.
> 
> > Does the dual MPL/GPL licensing of orinoco.c preclude any direct cut and 
> > paste from
> > purely GPL sources?
> 
> It shouldn't.  MPL compatibility can be dropped at any time.

Plus, the rationale for the MPL option is fading.  It was only there
to match the rest of the pcmcia-cs package, which is redundant with
current kernels.

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