Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:46:05 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: kpneal@pobox.com Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>, atar <atar.yosef@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: TL-WN722N support on FreeBSD. Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmonu2T9qK-XFn4qEeikN4HYz4rySFL%2BdJYxBkss%2B2O0xpg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140830195721.GA12450@neutralgood.org> References: <C18F5819-A884-4A86-9FBA-FF7CEFF70695@gmail.com> <CAJ-VmombJ8Ky8Lmj70YgUH7%2BfQkiwJQ9XyD7OqfkYfx7=OfdcA@mail.gmail.com> <20140830195721.GA12450@neutralgood.org>
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On 30 August 2014 12:57, <kpneal@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
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