Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:14:51 +0200
From: Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net>
Subject: Re: Linux device driver for USB WIFI needs integrating
To: Chris Ward <tjcw@cantab.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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 tjcw@cantab.net on Fri Apr 24 12:37:32 2015)
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On 2015-04-24 12:37, Chris Ward wrote:
> There is a Linux driver here
> http://www.asus.com/Networking/USBN10_NANO/HelpDesk_download/ that  
> needs
> integrating into the 'kernel.org' source.

Isn't that device supported by the in-tree RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU driver?
(CONFIG_RTL8192CU, drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/)

If it isn't, it should only be a matter of adding the USB Id of the
ASUS device.

> Do we need formal permission from ASUS, or do we just take it ?

AFAICT the archive ASUS has made available contains a driver authored
by RealTek, so that would be where to ask.

The source files contains a statement that they are covered by GPLv2,
so formally you would not have to ask - although I'd consider it in
good taste to do so.

Cheers
Anders--
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