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Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd

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To: C. K. <ck74@...>
Cc: <tech-kern@...>
Date: Friday, October 5, 2007 - 4:03 am

On 10/3/07, C. K. <ck74@operamail.com> wrote:

This is not a blob in the sense that it could be potentially dangerous
since the firmware only runs on the card and nothing of that is run on
your computer. All network cards have firmware, some you can flash
yourself and some is resident in ROM on the card (e.g you can not
change it or even read it).

BR
dunceor
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wpi0: could not read firmware file, C. K., (Wed Oct 3, 9:52 am)
Re: wpi0: could not read firmware file, Juan RP, (Wed Oct 3, 11:16 am)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, C. K., (Wed Oct 3, 11:51 am)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Pierre Pronchery, (Wed Oct 3, 2:33 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Pierre Pronchery, (Wed Oct 3, 2:26 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Karl Sjödahl - dunceor, (Fri Oct 5, 4:03 am)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Eric Haszlakiewicz, (Fri Oct 5, 10:42 am)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, der Mouse, (Fri Oct 5, 12:51 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Thor Lancelot Simon, (Fri Oct 5, 1:35 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, David Young, (Fri Oct 5, 1:23 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Joerg Sonnenberger, (Fri Oct 5, 1:11 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, David Young, (Sun Oct 7, 10:07 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Joerg Sonnenberger, (Mon Oct 8, 2:55 am)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, David Young, (Mon Oct 8, 1:35 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, Thor Lancelot Simon, (Mon Oct 8, 3:19 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, David Young, (Mon Oct 8, 3:24 pm)
Re: wpi0: Full open source driver at openbsd, der Mouse, (Sat Oct 6, 3:01 am)
Re: wpi0: could not read firmware file, C. K., (Wed Oct 3, 11:27 am)
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