Brad, I've been burnt by buying what I thought was "safe" wireless cards (you can see me asking for help in the archives). OEMs change chipsets without even updating version information in some cases. Best advice is to buy something taiwanese based, based on the presentation link given
On 8/25/09, Brad Tilley <b...@16systems.com> wrote: >> Maybe it's worth to see this presentation: >> >> http://www.openbsd.org/papers/brhard2007/ > > I definitely agree with OpenBSD's uncompromising stance on this. I'll > take quality code from sensible devs over binary blobs any day. I > admire folks who stand-up for what is right. That's one reason I > choose OpenBSD over other free operating systems. > > At the same time, I unfortunately have to help Joe User. Occasionally > I'm being paid to help Joe User. So I have to suffer fools when that > is the case ;) and I'm a nice guy who likes to accommodate, but > attempt to educate at the same time. RTFM does not work on most Joe > Users and they often go away from that sort of conversation thinking > OpenBSD is for jerks (although it is not) and I do not wish to add to > that misconception. So, I was hoping to come-up with some informal > rules to help bridge the gap between us and them. > > Thanks for all the advice. I'll keep suffering fools for now. > > Brad > > -- Sent from my mobile device http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G-3laJJP0&feature=related
