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FreeBSD 6.0 to Target Wireless Devices

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the and-now-for-the-wireless-toaster dept.

BSDForums writes "FreeBSD is hoping to move beyond the server and desktop market by providing expanded wireless support. FreeBSD developer Scott Long said that 'one of the primary reasons for improving wireless support is to give companies the tools to put FreeBSD into their wireless devices. The guy at FreeBSD who is adding wireless support is under contract from wireless companies to do the work.'"

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  1. Its a Nice start but.... by blinksilver · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well most the computers that use wireless are laptops (not that desktops don't, just laptop take most the market) and this is a large step im make BSD a good solution for laptops, but The OS is still lacking (last time i check) in many part that are more vital to laptops. For example, when I tried 5.3 (or was it .4) there was no support for my battery, my AMD CPU did not go down from full speed and there was no ACPI, standby or hiberantion. Now I heard they put in something that allow Pentium M to lower CPU speeds (not sure if the voltage changes, if it does not that would take away alot from the point of change the cpu speed). I an very greatful for all the work of the freebsd team, but it just seems to me that they are saying "we finished the front door, now all we have to do is build the house that goes around it."