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Atheros Releases Free Linux Driver For Its 802.11n Devices

Posted by timothy on from the a-pleasant-present dept.

mcgrof writes "Atheros has released a shiny new Atheros driver for all their 11n devices aimed for inclusion in the Linux kernel. This new driver has no proprietary HAL and is licensed under the ISC license, so the BSD community should be able to benefit as well. Note: no firmware required!"

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  1. Broadcomm next?? by LVSlushdat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now... if we can just get Broadcomm to do the same.....

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  2. Great news! Vote with you wallet. by nikolajsheller · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is great!
    I applaud Atheros for taking this step, and I will be buying Atheros hardware in the future due to this move.

    May other companies learn from this initiative.