2.6.17 kernel and improved wireless support

[Imre Kaloz]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:27:46 +0200, Matthew Garrett <mjg59 at srcf.ucam.org>  
wrote:

> Devicescape and softmac are two different solutions to the same problem.
> Devicescape has more features - softmac builds on what was already in
> the kernel and so was easier to integrate first. It's likely that
> Devicescape will be used instead in future.

Wrong. Softmac is only an addition to the in-kernel stack to support cards  
without hardware mac. On the other side devicescape is a complete wireless  
stack, way more advanced then the in-kernel one, with support for virtual  
interfaces and master mode for example. The fact that it handles softmac  
cards as well is just one of the features :)