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Linux's Sole Wireless/WiFi Driver Maintainer Is Stepping Down (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 139 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

Wireless is just a fad anyway /s

Many expressed their appreciation for Kalle's years of service to the Linux networking stack but as of writing no one has stepped up to take over the formal maintainer role. Thankfully there are other Linux WiFi driver developers out there working on the increasing number of Linux wireless drivers, just not any immediate leader yet to take on the maintainer duties.

Good to know :)

While I didn't use Linux back then, I heard the wifi situation was difficult to deal with. I assume this maintainer is responsible for fixing that over the years?

[–] bitchkat 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

ndiswrapper shudder

[–] kalpol 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Worked tho

[–] bitchkat 6 points 3 weeks ago

Usually after lots of arguing and crying. But I wouldn't have had wifi on my first laptop without it.

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