From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 2 22:13:06 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B24616A41B for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:13:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jaj@hcl-club.lu) Received: from 0b10111.de (hcl-club.lu [62.75.155.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44F5513C45D for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:13:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jaj@hcl-club.lu) Received: from localhost (4be54-4-82-234-154-189.fbx.proxad.net [82.234.154.189]) by 0b10111.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7D7872C44A; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:51:55 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:51:54 +0200 From: Jona Joachim To: "Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net" Message-ID: <20070802235154.3d518c3d@localhost> In-Reply-To: <46B14894.8060408@tpnet.co.nz> References: <46B14894.8060408@tpnet.co.nz> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) X-Face: &>dujC`JZV!}?Y^1"%N{x!f+rW}; PX\_Cg[!|MA~tn3ebIKM|~p=,,U~YJt,Exd`Spk.1Ln zg, Q]0=:!/LTs-eg.Fz, @giLyD'D=s, L\-AJyZ8tcV`kPifedMA@rhoEikoo~K%@iDLNq2?aHZjIt) GqBY7o#9+8j/uuXDVG3`XFEH_4$T%._*%;|vIaP Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:26:38 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Atheros Open Hal X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:13:06 -0000 On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:59:32 +1200 "Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net" wrote: > Hi there. > It's the Atheros openhal driver supported in freebsd already? I asked some time if there was any interest in porting OpenHAL to FreeBSD. See the archive of the -advocacy mailing list. I don't think there is any interest. FreeBSD is using a proprietary closed source driver, a so-called blob, for Atheros chipsets and they feel comfortable with it. The leaders hardly ever discuss such decisions. Quoting from http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/people.html: "In order to develop FreeBSD, committers must have the ability to openly discuss matters that will be resolved before they are publicly announced. Frank discussions of work in progress are not suitable for open publication and may harm FreeBSD." Best regards, Jona -- "I am chaos. I am the substance from which your artists and scientists build rhythms. I am the spirit with which your children and clowns laugh in happy anarchy. I am chaos. I am alive, and tell you that you are free." Eris, Goddess Of Chaos, Discord & Confusion