ipw(4) and iwi(4): Intel's Pro Wireless firmware licensing problems

[Jordan Sissel]

On 10/5/06, Constantine A. Murenin <mureninc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In fact, brining up ath(4) vs. iwi(4)
> > specifically: I happen to know the person who compiled the ath(4) HAL
> > personally and trust Sam quite a bit.  I haven't the foggiest clue who
> wrote
> > or built or reviewed the iwi(4) firmware.  Running iwi(4) (which I do)
> takes
> > significantly more "blind faith" for me than ath(4).
>
> I think you've just discredited yourself from being objective, as it's
> now just a matter of your own opinion aka bias of whom you trust and
> whom you don't trust. ;)



Am I the only one who doesn't care what the software license is so long as I
can use the darned thing without having to sell my soul? Installing from
ports is A-OK by me, so long as it works, and ipw does.

-Jordan