Re: [Hx4700-port] WLAN support

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Rei Tee

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Mar 23, 2006, 7:22:16 AM3/23/06
to Matt Reimer, hx470...@handhelds.org
On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 09:18 -0800, Matt Reimer wrote:
> On 3/14/06, Jonathan Caldwell <caldw...@airboxinc.com> wrote:
> > Thanks so much for your work so far on this project. I am,
> > however, dropping my hx4705 on eBay this week due to the lack of
> > integrated WLAN support in Linux.

> FYI, you might want to wait, as the two guys working on WLAN are very
> close to having it working.
>


So. It has been 9 days since we received the above message.

Can we get a little bit more accurate term than "very close".

At least give some indication when I can ping again. For easier
answering I provide you with multiple choice answers:

a) 1 day
b) 2 weeks
c) 3 months
d) 4 years
e) other. specify: ........

i really am one of the hx4700 owners waiting on the line to flash my
device as soon as wlan is working.


Regards,


RTN

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Todd Blumer

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Mar 24, 2006, 8:41:11 AM3/24/06
to Tarek Lubani, hx470...@handhelds.org
That is correct. Bounty only applies to a open source solution.

Tarek Lubani wrote:

>As one of the originators of the bounty, I can tell you what was intended here
>by me (perhaps changed slightly by Todd?): Any solution can be submitted, but
>the bounty will only go to the solution that meets the criteria highlighted
>by Todd..
>
>tarek : )
>
>On Thursday 23 March 2006 1:49 pm, Enno "Gottox" Boland wrote:
>
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>
>>
>>>The solution must be open source (GPL, BSD or other well-recognized open
>>>source licensing).
>>>
>>>
>>Does that mean, that a closed source version would not be used by
>>familiar? I dont think so. IMHO it just means, that that if you want
>>to get the bounty, you must release it under GPL.
>>
>>Enno
>>
>>2006/3/23, LOEWENTHAL Simon <sloew...@gemini.edu>:
>>
>>
>>> As per the SDG page:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The wireless interface must support the full functionality of the current
>>>ACX100 driver and run on the iPAQ hx4700.
>>>The solution must be software-only (no hardware modifications to the iPAQ
>>>hx4700).
>>>If more than one individual is involved in implementing the solution, SDG
>>>Systems and the hx4700-port mailing list will determine how the bounty
>>>will be divided. If a member of SDG Systems participates in the bounty,
>>>SDG Systems will donate those bounty proceeds to the Familiar /
>>>OpenEmbedded projects.
>>>The solution must be open source (GPL, BSD or other well-recognized open
>>>source licensing).
>>>
>>> Enno "Gottox" Boland wrote:
>>> Hi William!
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot to the developers of the driver. I really hope it will be
>>>there in near future. I think everyone in the mailinglist just cant
>>>wait to get the source.
>>>
>>>One question: Do you plan to release it under a GPL like License?
>>>
>>>Enno
>>>
>>>2006/3/23, Reese, William (Federal PS) <Willia...@hp.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>> B) - Ping again in 2 weeks.
>>>
>>>Bill Reese

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