[off topic] Linux on laptop and all FLOSS?

[John Levin]

On 5 Apr 2005, at 14:04, Philippe Landau wrote:

>>>> Airport extreme wifi card does not work with Linux (any distro). 
>>>> That's why I'm still using OSx on my iBook.
>>> Also it seems that airport works on some models:
>>> http://cattlegrid.net/~christophe/titanium/#AIRPORT
>> That's the Airport card, which has been superceeded by Airport 
>> *Extreme*
>> I don't know where to get airport 'standard' cards - I'd very much 
>> like one for my ubuntu-ised ibook.
> unfortunately they only work in old macs.
> the pleasures of the proprietary world ...
>

ouch.
I have found some a supplier of the old cards - and they're more 
expensive (circa 80 GBP) than the latest extreme cards.

So, next question: has anyone had any success using a usb wireless 
device with linux on ppc?

John