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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:07:09 +0200
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Subject: Re: Support for Android for mac80211 / cfg80211 802.11 drivers
From: hedwin <hedwin.koning@gmail.com>
To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
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If it needs to be part of AOSP then it will be a problem.
If not it entirely depends on those maintaining the specific android "distro".
Some follow the google policy others don't.

Hedwin

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM, hedwin <hedwin.koning@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The problem with nl80211 and wpa_supplicant in android is that afaik
>> libnl is needed, correct?
>> Only problem with libnl is that it is LGPL which doesn't fit into the
>> android license policy.
>> Although this is a mailing list about wireless drivers this also needs
>> to be addressed
>> because it is part of the problem to get wireless support working in android.
>
> Oh wow, so you mean you won't use libnl for any other things in
> android either? Shit out of luck.
>
> ?Luis
>