Clearance For New Linux Wireless Driver

An anonymous reader writes "The Software Freedom Law Center has given legal clearance to OpenHAL, a wireless component for Linux, based on their pro-bono review of the code. This announcement dispels allegations of infringement on Atheros' proprietary HAL software. 'We believe that this outcome will clear the way for eventual acceptance of a new wireless driver into the Linux kernel,' said John Linville, the Linux kernel maintainer for wireless networking."

Comments

Re:Excellent!

[visualight]

My impression of Broadcom hardware is 100% based on my experience using their products on Linux, and imo Broadcom is the suck.

I've noticed that when an application or gadget doesn't work well on MS Windows, people blame the application or the gadget, not Windows. But those same people blame Linux for every application/gadgets shortcomings.

There are more Desktops running Linux everyday though and one day vendors will start to realize that when their hardware "doesn't work" on Linux *a lot* of people will see that as a reflection of their product, not the Linux Kernel.

For myself, I don't even address driver stability in conversation anymore, I just go straight to "vendor x makes crap hardware".

Re:Is there are good Linux WL HCL?

[Kjella]

...and people still wonder why it's a such a big thing that Dell offers preinstalled Linux desktops with guaranteed working chipsets.