[plug] Apple i-book, Airport Extreme, Hacker night.

[Chris Caston]

On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 15:44, Lyndon Maydwell wrote:
> I've been pondering getting a laptop for years now, and have decided
> that the ibook is almost perfect for my needs, if I've done my
> research right, the only thing that isn't supported is the wirless
> chip built into the laptop.
> 
> This is due to the company that makes them (Boardcom) being uppity
> about releasing anything due to 'security risks' or some such
> nonsense.
> 
> Anyhow, I can always get a usb wireless dongle if I need to.
> 
> My question is ... Would reverse engineering a driver be a good
> project to start learning some serious coding from?
> 
> I am thinking of getting the laptop this afternoon, installing gentoo
> with the aid of distcc tonight, and bringing it to the hackers night
> tomorrow. If I do come, would anyone be willing to help me get started
> on planning this project?
> 
> I know that a lot of 'linux people' with ibooks would be quite pleased
> if this works.


Yes I think if you manage to pull it off you would be famous in the Open
Source world especially as it will allow people to install PPC Linux on
their Mac Minis and use the Airport for 802.11x
> 
> Over and out, Lyndon.
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