Grr... Not RSU, but RCU. And found these threads in -arch ML. https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arch/2014-June/015413.html https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-arch/2014-June/015419.html
On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:45:23 +0900 Tomoaki AOKI <junch...@dec.sakura.ne.jp> wrote: > These should be good job for The FreeBSD FOUNDATION, like former Diablo > JDK/JRE case. > > At least, as far as I remember, adrian@ noted a patent issue (RSU) in > porting Intel 7260AC.[1] > If I remember correctly, there was anothe thread in another ML, but > currently I missed it. Maybe -arch ML? > > In these cases, The FreeBSD FOUNDATION would be good legal body for > licence contracts / agreements with patent holder(s). > > > [1] > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-wireless/2014-June/004748.html > > > On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:20:53 -0700 > Nathan Whitehorn <nwhiteh...@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > On 09/27/14 23:06, O. Hartmann wrote: > > > Am Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:22:09 +0200 > > > Lars Engels <lars.eng...@0x20.net> schrieb: > > > > > >> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 02:38:30PM +0200, O. Hartmann wrote: > > >>> I'm looking for a replacemnt for my 802.11g WiFi PCIe adaptor card and > > >>> want to > > >>> replace it with an 802.11ac adaptor. > > >>> > > >>> Since I made very bad experiences with CURRENT and support of modest > > >>> modern hardware > > >>> (Haswell CPU/Intel 7260 DualBand WiFi NIC), I'd like to ask here first. > > >>> > > >>> I found this PCIe adaptor card attractive: > > >>> > > >>> GigaByte Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I > > >>> > > >>> I can not find ad hoc the WLAN chip used on that specific card, but > > >>> maybe someone has > > >>> experiences with that litte board. > > >> FreeBSD doensn't support 802.11ac, yet. > > > I'm bitter aware of that. This OS doesn't support the chipsets, even if > > > they provide also > > > 11a/g/n. > > > > > > We have at our department now a bunch of Lenovo hardware, with Intels > > > 7260 chipset. The > > > laptops are now runninmg Ubuntu 14.0X something which obviously supports > > > the WiFi chip. > > > I'm the last man standing with FreeBSD on my private Lenovo :-( > > > > This is a serious problem. I'm about ready to install Linux on my laptop > > as well just to get a usable system. Some kind of funding directed to a > > willing developer would be hugely valuable for the usability of the > > operating system on recent hardware. This is probably more important > > even than Haswell graphics since without a driver, Haswell is merely > > slow, whereas networking is completely broken. > > -Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > > -- > Tomoaki AOKI junch...@dec.sakura.ne.jp > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- Tomoaki AOKI junch...@dec.sakura.ne.jp _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
