Linux Sourcecode To Minitar Access Point

mcbridematt writes "Minitar sells a rebadged Edimax Linux based-802.11b Access Point in Australia (no FCC ID yet) for a relatively cheap price (under AUS $100 in places). These access points are based around the Realtek 8181 wireless-system-on-chip design, have 8MB flash rom, and run a 2.4 series Linux kernel. After requests from the community to get the kernel sources, which resulted in a incomplete sourcecode release, we finally have (allegedly) complete and GPL compliant Linux kernel sources for this fine Access Point. Special thanks to chuna, serialmonkey and screwball at Minitar for making this happen, especially after they ran into arguments with their OEM and Realtek over this." From the attached forum discussion, you can see there's disagreement about whether the source code release is as complete as it should be.

Comments

Re:Not exactly "complete"

[hal9k]

You're a fucking karma whore. Whore.

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

[DarthVaderBigO]

Any attack against our hardware by the Rebels would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they've obtained. This router is now the ultimate power in the network. I suggest we use it!

Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to block G4T0r spyware crap is insignificant next to the power of the Source.

Don't try to frighten us with your coder's ways. Your sad devotion to that irrelevant OS has not helped you sell routers; we all know that Linux is a niche market

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Remember, the open source will be with you, always

First Sale?

[MacFury]

Without the first sale doctrine, every time a book changed hands, it would require the publisher's permission!

Doesn't everyone require the publishers permission when they sell their books? Oh wait...I forgot, this is 2004. I'll repost in a few years when the preceding statement is true. :-)

Re:Extra features?

[zakezuke]

Reading that page again, it says that it's got 8mb of RAM rather than ROM. 1mb ROM doesn't sound like enough to do anything cool

Should be enough to tftp something cool from elsewhere on your network.

Re:Picking your battles

[Rogerborg]

I would like to personally invite you and everyone that agrees with your last statement to choke on my scaly nerd pecker. I'm not a fucking host for other people's parasitism, I'm a DEVELOPER. Software is about DEVELOPERS. What is the point of making software if none of the lusers give you anything back? Other than mental masturbation and a virtual handjob from other geeks for a job well done, there aren't any. No, I'm not a luser. If I parasited from anything, I would add nothing. I can't kludge together a powerpoint presentation. Instead, I just write the software. When I run into problems I do my damndest to fix them in the hope of reaping what I sow. Jackasses like you are a large part of the reason I haven't bothered getting any of my non-techie friends into Linux.

Open Source Minitar?

[thomasj]

Who wants minitar, when you can get GNU tar with a lot more options? Even GNU tar can do backup over network! There might even be a --wireless-net=yes in the next release.