Removal of MadWifi as an associated project

Michael Schultheiss schultmc at spi-inc.org
Mon Aug 14 17:29:48 UTC 2017


The domain names are currently sponsored by our domain registrar. I do
know that they prefer sponsored domains to be actively used.

Peter Cock wrote:
> Should some of the funds be kept back for future domain renewal
> fees, or are those covered from the ongoing SPI income?
> 
> Peter
> 
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Martin Michlmayr <tbm at cyrius.com> wrote:
> > Proposed resolution:
> >
> > WHEREAS
> >
> > 1. MadWifi became an associated project of SPI in 2008.
> >
> > 2. The goal of the MadWifi project was to coordinate development of the
> > Atheros drivers for Linux.
> >
> > 3. The MadWifi driver has been obsoleted by ath5k and ath9k, which are both
> > part of the Linux kernel now.  Development of these drivers is taken care
> > of by the Linux kernel programmers.
> >
> > 4. The MadWifi project is no longer active.
> >
> > 5. Donations to the MadWifi project were made to improve Atheros and
> > wireless support for Linux.
> >
> > 5. The MadWifi project has voted to transfer its fund held by SPI to the
> > OpenWrt project.  OpenWrt performs significant work on improving wireless
> > support for linux.
> >
> > 6. While the MadWifi project is no longer active, they would like to
> > preserve the domain name and web site for historical purposes.
> >
> > THE SPI BOARD RESOLVES THAT
> >
> > 1. MadWifi will be removed as an SPI Associated Project.
> >
> > 2. SPI will keep ownership of the madwifi-project.org domain name.
> >
> > 3. All funds held on behalf of MadWifi will be transferred to the OpenWrt
> > earmark held by SPI.
> >
> > 4. SPI will no longer actively seek donations on behalf of MadWifi.
> >
> > 5. Any future donations received for MadWifi will be earmarked for OpenWrt.
> >
> > --
> > Martin Michlmayr
> > http://www.cyrius.com/
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