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Longtime Linux Wireless Developer Passes Away (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@lemmy.zip to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

NDISWrapper... Those were the days. I'm still astonished such a hack even worked at all. Basically magic.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NDISWrapper was a big turning point for me - the first time I got Linux working and kept it for the life of the hardware, it was due to NDISWrapper.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fuckin seriously! I worked on WiFi back then and when I saw that my jaw hit the floor. Mad hacking skills, as in mad ability to find a solution within a crazy landscape.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fuckin seriously! I worked on WiFi back then and when I saw that my jaw hit the floor. Mad hacking skills, as in mad ability to find a solution within a crazy landscape.