From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 31 07:46:06 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8562AD4E; Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:46:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qa0-x232.google.com (mail-qa0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 356181493; Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:46:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f50.google.com with SMTP id cm18so3901903qab.9 for ; Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:46:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=kDwUE8cic53eScMbIhOw/uS2orsVynswURiG8j/qLKM=; b=0E/wfALf5tf78E6qKzPDvIz4YLYMZ600J6Wzn6KjItLCUKPvOvadoOV5TTXN3sxb33 bBqtiCtvJDPKujpgWzpU9eCVkhRM8hBDK+KYnDW5a/wU7MOlxo7k9V8GQJQAGaRBOU+Y tom+x3juEljHYXPwJyUoUEvVsM8WetLc4VTxQDkziaIvpq+VPKrMgdAdAxMyTJD83PDJ M+2/IPBWI031UwaCFrBsK1M6czaHGBwcytHTXfM5QIs8z5Bier0oLDa+hpXEh27Ex5Ul PXB+5AGNSpgc5VvUtpGDh6Be13neQQJZTha5OnWKhGRlYkxqNxxA9ygVOGl2ypsl1ARA wQ5w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.22.19 with SMTP id 19mr31723058qgm.18.1409471165154; Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:46:05 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.39.139 with HTTP; Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:46:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20140830195721.GA12450@neutralgood.org> References: <20140830195721.GA12450@neutralgood.org> Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:46:05 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: h_u7QRLOka1ojx2jsmSQXPXG2XU Message-ID: Subject: Re: TL-WN722N support on FreeBSD. From: Adrian Chadd To: kpneal@pobox.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" , atar , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 07:46:06 -0000 On 30 August 2014 12:57, 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