[mdlug] Wireless Adapter

[Peter Bart]

On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 14:08 -0500, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>  For most practical purposes, it's not a major concern. Basically, since the
> closed-source stuff linked into the kernel can potentially muck with anything
> in the kernel, there's no way to know if a particular kernel crash was
> caused by an actual bug in Linux or in the proprietary code. So getting support
> for a crashed kernel from the main developers will be difficult.

	Interesting to know. So far no troubles, but I only set it up and ran
through some of the programs. When I get my son this weekend I'm sure
it'll get a workout.


> 
>  I personally want open-source whenever possible, but it's very hard to find
> that in the wifi and video hardware areas right now. :-/ At the moment, they
> are something of a necessary evil, but I keep my eyes open for more open
> alternatives. I'll use them when available.

	I do as well, however as you noted it is difficult to find. Thanks for
the heads up.

> 
>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Ray Ingles                                       (313) 227-2317

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