On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 08:38:32AM -0700, Mauro wrote: > > > Airport extreme is not supported though, and never will be. > > > > > > Can you please provide a pointer to your sources ? > > I providedhtem in my second post. Here it is again. > http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-bcom4301/ > > > > Well, it has been like that since ages, there have been numerous threads > > here > > about this subject, and that was the consensus. Furthermore broadcom is > > having > > an actively anti-linux stance, which makes me affirm the above, in the same > > way that i can without much risk affirm that nvidia will never give their > > specs out. > > I agree but your comment was not made in reference to manufacturer's > policy but was a wide sweeping comment made in your email, "Airport > extreme is not supported though, and never will > be." (http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/02/msg00588.html).
Well, given the active anti-linux stance affiched by broadcom, never was maybe a too strong word, but still more near of what will happen in the near future. I didn't know about the reverse-engineering project, but it represents a rather daunting task, i think. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
