Comments on: Which Is Less Evil? Ndiswrapper or Binary-Blobs? http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fog http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2271 fog Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:24:04 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2271 madwifi, I'm don't have winblows in my box.I'm witing the free madwifi drivers http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6760276000.html madwifi, I’m don’t have winblows in my box.I’m witing the free madwifi drivers http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6760276000.html

]]> By: Casey Stamper http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2272 Casey Stamper Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:12:38 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2272 I agree w/Joe. I use what works. I don't know that ndiswrapper DOESN'T work, but the binary worked for me so I never tried ndiswrapper. I agree w/Joe. I use what works. I don’t know that ndiswrapper DOESN’T work, but the binary worked for me so I never tried ndiswrapper.

]]> By: tenshu http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2277 tenshu Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:25:35 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2277 yeah definetly choice is between a linux or windows blob the "good point" with ndiswrapper is that the user just KNOW that there is no free driver for his device linux blob could be more harmeful because more hidden yeah definetly choice is between a linux or windows blob

the “good point” with ndiswrapper is that the user just KNOW that there is no free driver for his device

linux blob could be more harmeful because more hidden

]]> By: Azrael Nightwalker http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2293 Azrael Nightwalker Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:03:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2293 Ndiswrapper is GPL, so it's free too. The choice is between a native Linux blob and a Windows blob. Ndiswrapper is GPL, so it’s free too.
The choice is between a native Linux blob and a Windows blob.

]]> By: Jeff Schroeder http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2285 Jeff Schroeder Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:03:43 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2285 ndiswrapper. It uses something not natively written for linux and has had root exploits available for it. Not that madwifi is much better, but at least it is navively linux... ndiswrapper. It uses something not natively written for linux and has had root exploits available for it.

Not that madwifi is much better, but at least it is navively linux…

]]> By: qhartman http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2284 qhartman Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:31:28 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2284 ndiswrapper is more evil. It's the binary driver equivalent of not even _trying_ to make something work in a native way. ndiswrapper is more evil. It’s the binary driver equivalent of not even _trying_ to make something work in a native way.

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2274 Tristan Rhodes Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:46:38 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2274 Christer, May I request that you keep religious references out of the discussion? Thanks, Tristan Christer,

May I request that you keep religious references out of the discussion?

Thanks,

Tristan

]]> By: Michael R. Head http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2282 Michael R. Head Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:40:42 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2282 Also, I saw a cool summer project that used a hack of the madwifi driver to collect link quality data in the face of various types of RF interference. It would never have been possible with ndiswrapper. Also, I saw a cool summer project that used a hack of the madwifi driver to collect link quality data in the face of various types of RF interference. It would never have been possible with ndiswrapper.

]]> By: Michael R. Head http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2278 Michael R. Head Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:37:45 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2278 madwifi. It works out of the box and openhal is under development. What's more, it supports Ad-Hoc, Managed, and Master(!) mode, so you can use your machine as an accesspoint with hostapd. Why would you want to give yourself the headache of using ndiswrapper? It requires setup overhead and only works on ia32. By the way, your openID appears to be busted when authenticating against livejournal... it keeps popping back to a wordpress login. madwifi. It works out of the box and openhal is under development. What’s more, it supports Ad-Hoc, Managed, and Master(!) mode, so you can use your machine as an accesspoint with hostapd.

Why would you want to give yourself the headache of using ndiswrapper? It requires setup overhead and only works on ia32.

By the way, your openID appears to be busted when authenticating against livejournal… it keeps popping back to a wordpress login.

]]> By: heathenx http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/08/24/which-is-less-evil-ndiswrapper-or-binary-blobs/#comment-2276 heathenx Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:50:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=426#comment-2276 madwifi. madwifi.

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