I have a Trendnet wi-fi card which has the ACX111 chipset, and it works great with Slackware 10.1. I think if you added the driver for this chipset it would add a lot of value to the distribution. It weighs in at 452 kB. Here is the link to Debian's information page on it.
We try to cram as much as possible into DSL, but space is always the primary concern.
Right now, I think we cram 2 editors and a mp3 player into the same amount of space you are wanting for a single module...
-J.P.Wow. I didn't realize that those apps *could* be made that small. Looking at it from that angle does make it seem a rather large addition. Keep up the great work!Actually, your module is bigger than the apps I was referring to :P
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dsl@box:~$ ls -lh /usr/bin/mpg321 /usr/bin/vi /bin/nano-tiny -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 37.0k Nov 9 2003 /bin/nano-tiny -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34.6k Dec 7 2003 /usr/bin/mpg321 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 377.1k Jun 12 2004 /usr/bin/vi
Total (2 editors + mp3 player) 448.7k
:P
-J.P.Priorities, priorities. Before we dismiss the proposal to include the driver in the base DSL, I believe the choices should be evaluated and judged according to whose merits being greater. (woah holy shit too much official speech-dom) anyway
1) 2 editors + mp3player: granted, mpg321 is an essential component, but do we really need 2 editors? Of course everyone has their preferences and the crew tend to give users a choice, but under the circumstance of having: 2) Wireless Drivers: Is this particular model/brand popular, or at least have a large enough audience to warrant inclusion?
I am not American and I have absolutely no knowledge of brand popularity (exceptions being cisco) so it is up to the crew to decide. me & my 2 centsNext Page...
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