[SATLUG] linux wireless ideas

[tweeks]

On Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:01, R. Tyler Balance wrote:
[...]
> > every time I use wireless.   Linux  wireless as  we all  know is a
> > trip up a somewhat steep learning curve but with all the experience
> > in this group we should be able to make it a somewhat simple
> > process. Thanks
>
> ndiswrapper.
> Nothing will help them "get" Wireless on Linux quicker than fighting
> with ndiswrapper because broadcom, etc are "dicks" about driver specs :)

That sounds like the opposite of what Boz needs, for multiple reasons:
1) KISS
I might touch on ndiswrapper as a footnote AFTER the basics are covered and 
well established.. but I would not muddy the waters with ndw.  

2) Community and Vendor Backscratching
Vendors that support the FLOSS community get "OSS friendly spotlight" when we 
teach others about OSS.  Not to mention that we (as a community) should not 
be teaching workarounds.  We should teach the basic technology, indoctrinate 
them in what "the FLOSS community" is about, and in the case of wireless, how 
to tell what vendors support Linux and extol them to the students.  On the 
flipside.. this also allows us to point out the vendors who do not support 
the OSS community and make them more accountable.

Tweeks