Changes between Version 39 and Version 40 of HardwareInfo/WirelessFirmwares

Timestamp:

Dec 30, 2009, 8:17:47 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

colin

Comment:

Adding further firmware handling proposals

HardwareInfo/WirelessFirmwares

@@ -120 +120 @@
  * Adding entry in AboutSystem
 
-==== Firmware for iprowifi2100 and iprowifi2200 ====
+==== Proposed handling of group 1 ====
  * Main issue is that the license requires that end users are taking notice of the license before using the firmware. [[BR]]
    * Colin, mmadia discussed the topic on distributing the firmware along with Haiku. Based on the [http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=faq&s=license#license_1 3 bullets] we are consensing that distributing and using the firmware out of the box is feasible. But it would require that the Haiku Installer includes a notion about the respective Intel firmware license.
+   * TODO: How to handle the live cd case, where there is no installer triggered.
+
+==== Proposed handling of group 2 ====
+ * Just stick to common license rules and every thing is fine.
+
+==== Proposed handling of group 3 ====
+ * Main issue is that redistribution is forbidden. The proposed solution is to download and install the firmware once Haiku has booted. A script automating this process will be included in Haiku. 
+ * TODO: How to trigger execution of this script? manual vs. automatic triggering