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Re: future of prism2_usb (aka wlan-ng) in staging tree

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On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 05:37:02PM -0600, Dan Williams wrote:
> > Given that there never was a hostap_usb, there's no overlap at all.  If 
> > you have a prism2.5/3 USB widget, you'll need prism2_usb to make it more 
> > than a lousy paperweight.
> 
> Sorry, I see now I meant orinico_usb, not hostap...

I'd started to write a more detailed history of the somewhat inbred 
HFA384x chipsets, but eh, it's not particularly relevant.  Suffice it to 
say that the differences between the Orinoco and Prism2.5/3 USB hardware 
are enough to make trying to support both with a single codebase an 
insane proposition.

 - Solomon
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Solomon Peachy        		       pizza at shaftnet dot org
Delray Beach, FL                          ^^ (email/xmpp) ^^
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

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