On 30 August 2014 12:57, <kpn...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:16:04PM -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> So yeah. Almost all of the work is done in the atheros driver side of >> things. Heck, the AR9271 bits for the HAL are likely just an evenings >> worth of work for me. I just don't want to deal with the USB side of >> it. >> >> I'm not being paid to do any of the wireless stuff in FreeBSD, so it >> has to clear the "is it fun" threshold. > > Personally, I don't do wireless. Ever. > > The real issue you just brought up is that FreeBSD is a volunteer project, > and not a product. The work that gets done is either funded by someone (by > dollar, mostly by businesses) that want something specific, or out of the > kindness of someone's heart. > > If someone who cared wanted to fund FreeBSD's wireless work then would you > turn down the funding? If you were willing, what's the procedure for > someone (not me) to fund the work?
I can't really take that on right now personally, but what I can suggest is that you contact the FreeBSD foundation and let them know that you'd like to see improved wireless and you're willing to donate / fund the work. -a _______________________________________________ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
