[Bug 190997] Review Request: linux-wlan-ng
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Summary: Review Request: linux-wlan-ng
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190997
------- Additional Comments From richard at rsk.demon.co.uk 2007-05-25 05:00 EST -------
>From the FAQ :-
>Q: When will linux-wlan-ng be merged into the mainline kernel?
>
> Short answer: Never.
>
> First, the linux-netdev people will soundly reject this driver.
> I don't begrudge them for this; indeed in their position I'd do
> exactly the same. It's a sound engineering decision.
>
> linux-wlan-ng is obselete, and effort spent fixing it is better
> spent elsewhere. You can't even buy the hardware any longer.
> ...
It's never going to be easy to maintain this package, so I'd vote to close this one.
Richard
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