[cfgeeks] "ban" binary modules in 2008? W-T-Hhhh!

[Kevin Korb]

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Oh, it is wireless crap.  I don't have to boycott them if they make
nothing I would ever consider buying.

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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Kevin Korb wrote:

> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:42:32 -0500 (EST)
> From: Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net>
> To: Central Florida Geeks <cfgeeks at mail.cfgeeks.org>
> Subject: Re: [cfgeeks] "ban" binary modules in 2008? W-T-Hhhh!
> 
> Who?  I have never heard of Atheros.
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> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Steve Litt wrote:
>
>>  Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:21:04 -0500
>>  From: Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com>
>>  To: Central Florida Geeks <cfgeeks at mail.cfgeeks.org>
>>  Subject: Re: [cfgeeks] "ban" binary modules in 2008? W-T-Hhhh!
>>
>>  On Friday 15 December 2006 17:05, Kevin Korb wrote:
>> >  Getting rid of binary modules will be up to us users not the kernel
>> >  devs.  Allowing binary modules means more supoprted hardware to them.
>> >  Only us becoming non customers of the hardware manufacturers will get
>> >  rid of the binary modules.
>>
>>  But be careful. Atheros does a great job of supporting their cards, but
>>  have a
>>  small binary HAL. If we were to boycott Atheros, we'd be helping Broadcom,
>>  who doesn't give a flying flamingo about Linux compatiblity.
>>
>>  SteveT
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