From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 30 12:59:59 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97AE11065674 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:59:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cpghost@cordula.ws) Received: from mail-vx0-f182.google.com (mail-vx0-f182.google.com [209.85.220.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 589878FC12 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:59:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vcbfk26 with SMTP id fk26so496891vcb.13 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:59:58 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.38.130 with SMTP id b2mr1814661vce.84.1319979598188; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:59:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.194.194 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:59:58 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [93.221.183.253] In-Reply-To: <20111030081349.603d9ecf@scorpio> References: <20111028175401.17906e52@scorpio> <201110282227.p9SMR3HY075510@mail.r-bonomi.com> <20111029072824.76540c54@scorpio> <20111030082511.GA70628@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20111030081349.603d9ecf@scorpio> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:59:58 +0100 Message-ID: From: "C. P. Ghost" To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Re: Fast personal printing _without_ CUPS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:59:59 -0000 On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Jerry wrote: > The biggest loser in this is FreeBSD itself. Virtually any new PC or > laptop, with the exception of the bargain basement brands, and even > some of them are exempt, now come with "N" protocol wireless devices. Instead of devoting so much time and energy whining about the problem here on-list, even though you know full well that we can't do anything about it for known reasons... why won't you lobby the manufacturers of "N" devices, so that they either open their specs, so we can write a driver, or at least release binary blobs compatible with FreeBSD? Wouldn't that be more productive? You're very outspoken on some aspects, so put that rhetorical skill to good use and contact the major wireless chipset vendors; and then follow up with them if you don't get the reply you want, just as you do here on-list. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/