Nelson Strother wrote:
In Fedora 7, some of the planned
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureRockSolidWireless
robust wireless behavior has been implemented. Completing this effort
is not currently shown as being in the Fedora 8 plan. But as you can
see via:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/8/FeatureList
there are a few items that seem more likely in Fedora 8 that may improve
wifi support some:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureLaptopImprovements
aims to make Fedora 8 more gracefully support laptops, and
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureNetworkManager
aims to provide improvements in NetworkManager for Fedora 8. Wouldn't
it be nice if these efforts led to a dramatically reduced need for
documentation on configuring and using wifi?
Sliding from over-optimistic to more realistic, is there interest in
preserving Karl Larsen's and Chris Mohler's work in the wiki,
somewhere in the neighborhood of:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts
I would propose sections organized along the flavors of:
- Usage hints for Desktop / GUI applications that may improve one's
wifi experience.
- Recipes for command line approaches to fill in the gaps where the
GUI applications and applets have not yet reached maturity and full
coverage.
- Clues for those who are willing to build and modify pieces of
Fedora with the aim of better wifi support.
Then a given reader could follow the trail to the level of their
expertise (or their currently available time for this task).
Does such a collection of information already exist? For the
toolsets and applications in Fedora? Current, not historical,
drivers?
Cheers,
Nelson
Hi Nelson, I would be honored if you put the paper in your wiki. I want
it to be available to be used. For some reason I feel it can be useful.
Karl
