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Despite a couple calls and e-mails to Mike Chen and Karen Sohl last =
week, I have not had a response. I=92ll keep trying this week after they =
return from the CES show.

Rich

On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Rich Brown <richb.hanover@gmail.com> wrote:

> The press release for the new Linksys WRT1900AC has some details: =
1.2GHz dual-core ARM, 128MBytes Flash, 256MBytes DDR3 RAM, 2.4 & 5 GHz =
dual band, lots of other good stuff. =
http://www.linksys.com/en-us/press/releases/2014-01-06_Linksys_wrt_revolut=
ionizes_wireless_networking
>=20
> =85 and also=85
>=20
> On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Jim Gettys <jg@freedesktop.org> wrote:
>=20
>> Exactly what chips are inside?
>>=20
>> Any binary blobs?  Binary blob device drivers are non-starters. =
Binary blob firmware (e.g. in a wireless chip), can be handled if =
necessary if the code is available to the community (as is the case with =
ath9k).
>>                     =20
>> When we can get some (if they are interesting)?=20
>>=20
>> When will their code base be available?
>=20
> Good point on the blobs. I=92m hopeful that their big emphasis on Open =
Source versions (they mention OpenWrt) will avoid the blobs.=20
>=20
> Best,=20
>=20
> Rich


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">Despite a couple calls and e-mails to Mike Chen and =
Karen Sohl last week, I have not had a response. I=92ll keep trying this =
week after they return from the CES =
show.<div><br></div><div>Rich<br><div><br><div><div>On Jan 7, 2014, at =
11:17 AM, Rich Brown &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:richb.hanover@gmail.com">richb.hanover@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">The =
press release for the new Linksys WRT1900AC has some details: 1.2GHz =
dual-core ARM, 128MBytes Flash, 256MBytes DDR3 RAM, 2.4 &amp; 5 GHz dual =
band, lots of other good stuff.&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.linksys.com/en-us/press/releases/2014-01-06_Linksys_wrt=
_revolutionizes_wireless_networking">http://www.linksys.com/en-us/press/re=
leases/2014-01-06_Linksys_wrt_revolutionizes_wireless_networking</a><div><=
br><div>=85 and also=85</div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 7, 2014, at 11:05 =
AM, Jim Gettys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jg@freedesktop.org">jg@freedesktop.org</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
font-size: small;">Exactly what chips are inside?</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-style: =
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: =
auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: =
small;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
font-size: small;">Any binary blobs? &nbsp;Binary blob device drivers =
are non-starters. Binary blob firmware (e.g. in a wireless chip), can be =
handled if necessary if the code is available to the community (as is =
the case with ath9k).</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: =
normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: small;">&nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-style: =
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: =
auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: =
small;">When we can get some (if they are interesting)?&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-style: =
normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: =
auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: =
small;"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
font-size: small;">When will their code base be =
available?</div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><div>Good point on =
the blobs. I=92m hopeful that their big emphasis on Open Source versions =
(they mention OpenWrt) will avoid the =
blobs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Best,&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div=
>Rich</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>=

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