On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:55:26 -0500
Dan Halperin wrote:
> thing `proprietary' about the newer Intel WiFi drivers is a binary
> firmware component that, primarily, enforces the FCC regulations. **
> See Disclaimer [1] **
"primarily", so what else does it do? Secondarily? Oh that's
proprietary
On Feb 19, 2009, at 9:44 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
Nvidia video is a pretty poor choice for Linux too— you're tied to
their proprietary drivers which often cause weird bugs (usually the #1
cause of kernel panics on the kernelopps data collection project,
right ahead of a proprietary wifi driver)
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Frank Brickle wrote:
[snip]
> Short form: for dttsp-linux and general RF hardware, the Atom 330 is
> unquestionably the more utilitarian alternative. This is especially so when,
> given Nvidia's history regarding Open drivers, Linux support for ION is very
> uncer
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Bob McGwier wrote:
...HOWEVER, for those folks who want to build an small board computer for
> supporting the Flex family of firewire devices, the Intel motherboards
> are your only choice. You need the PCI slot to get the firewire support...
For DttSP apps i
