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Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:21:02 +0800
Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Is it time to commission a driver project
 apartfrom GenMAC?

Hello OS/2 WL Users
Commenting directly into text below:


On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 08:46 +0000, Stuart Gray wrote:
> Lewis G Rosenthal writes:
> Hi Lewis, I'm up for this! 
> 
> > I'd like to revive this thread (right here, on this list, please), and 
> > solicit comments concerning the following: 
> > 
> >    * Viability of a new driver project;
> 
> Would have to somehow include PCMCIA cards (I still use a T20, although it 
> will be replaced with a T4x at some point, which has the builtin card) 

I designed to be use PCMCIA NIC's, yes. ;-)


> >    * Available talent;
> 
> No programming skills, I'm afraid :(

No programming skills. I am afraid too ;-(


>  
> 
> >    * Financial needs;
> 
> Ideally free :)  I'd pay a similar fee to SNAP. 

Yes, I would pay similar to SNAP ;-)


> >    * Legal issues surrounding code, whether in a wrapper or something
> >      akin to SNAP;
> 
> I don't think there are any real issues about wrapping drivers, are there?  
> It isn't as though anyone would be charging  for the drivers, just for the 
> wrapper portion (which would be OS/2 code). 
> 
> >    * Possibility of licensing SNAP;
> 
> I'd love that, but isn't SNAP graphics?  I thought we were talking about 
> WiFi drivers... 

Yes, SNAP is graphics !
I would not suggest only ONE application for all !? 


> >    * Demand for a second (competing) project;
> 
> Well, if we aren't getting satisfaction from the existing project, it may be 
> necessary. 
> 
> >  * Possible impact - positive or negative - on GenMAC, XWLAN, and Netlabs 
> > 
> 
> It may halt development on GenMAC, it shouldn't affect XWLAN, since that 
> works with whatever driver, I have no idea how Netlabs would react.

Correctly and ...
... if not mistaken: The GENmac developer seems to keep & hide is work !
It would be OK if there is more to come and the source are available !!


> > I'm willing to set up a forum topic for this on warptech.info (I need to 
> > revive that site, anyway) or even devote webspace to Trac, MediaWiki, 
> > Mantis, SVN, or something else perhaps more appropriate to the task. Right 
> > now, I'd just like to brainstorm a little. If it comes out that we simply 
> > don;t have enough interested or able bodies, then so be it. I'd just like 
> > to explore the idea, first... 
> > 
> 
> Stuart

BTW: 
My 2 cents would more go to a group developing these 3 projects 
individually and together with the identical GUI and functions !?

Universal Audio for Audio > renaming to OS2audio
SNAP for Graphics > renaming to OS2graphics
GenMAC for WL > renaming to OS2wl

Purchasable indivually or as a suite !?

Cheers, svobi




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