Linux drivers for Intel's mobile Centrino chipset are due in the second half of 2004, Intel officials said Wednesday. Intel Corp. posted the version 0.1 "pre-beta" Linux driver code for its 802.11b/g Wi-Fi on SourceForge last Friday, complementing the 802.11b Linux driver code that has already been made available. An Intel representative said the final driver code is tentatively scheduled for the second half of 2004. Although Intel's Centrino platform–comprising a Pentium M processor, chipset and Wi-Fi component–dominates the thin-and-light notebook market, the technology currently runs stably only under Microsoft Corp.'s Windows.
According to the posting on SourceForge, the Linux driver "is intended to be a community effort as much as is possible, given some working constraints," namely the lack of hardware documentation. Intel's 802.11b Centrino Linux drivers have reached version 0.45, including some basic support for ad hoc networking, while the 802.11a/b drivers are currently in a version 0.1 status. Intel hasn't begun a public open-source Linux driver program for its 802.11a/b/g drivers, Intel spokeswoman Barbara Grimes said. Grimes confirmed that the drivers will be released under an open-source model, although she was unable to say which open-source license model would govern the release.
News source: eWeek
According to the posting on SourceForge, the Linux driver "is intended to be a community effort as much as is possible, given some working constraints," namely the lack of hardware documentation. Intel's 802.11b Centrino Linux drivers have reached version 0.45, including some basic support for ad hoc networking, while the 802.11a/b drivers are currently in a version 0.1 status. Intel hasn't begun a public open-source Linux driver program for its 802.11a/b/g drivers, Intel spokeswoman Barbara Grimes said. Grimes confirmed that the drivers will be released under an open-source model, although she was unable to say which open-source license model would govern the release.
News source: eWeek
What's New in This Release:
· [+] Mail Chat (Tools|Mail Chat)
· [+] Chat Virtual folders for watching conversation threads or waiting for replies to specific messages
· [+] "Utilities|Create a Quick Template" menu command in the message editor to quickly create a QT based on the selected text
· [+] (#0001869) New Window Split Mode - Full-width Message List
· [+] Automatic filtering on IMAP
· [+] Customizable hotkeys for next/prev folder tab (Edit shortcuts/MainMenu/Specials)
· [+] It is now possible to re-filter only selected messages
· [+] Message Editor (using MicroEd) has new status - AutoFormat, AutoWrap, JustifyOnWrap, AutoSpell
· [+] Possibility to insert a line divider in HTML editor
· [+] URLs of incoming messages are added to the log
· [+] Possibility to open URLs by double click from the account's log viewer
· [+] Smartpad.ini: [Options] Taskbar = 1 - shows smartpad in taskbar
· [+] Support of ImagesPDSF.MSL file for translating smileys (see the Beta distribution file)
· [+] VF message DblClk - opens VF folder view; Ctrl+DblClk - Follows message; Shift+DblClk - opens folder view
· [+] Viewing account's log window is no longer modal
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· [ * ] (#0002992) UTF-7/8 decoding is now much faster
· [ * ] It is now possible to log manual refiltering
· [ * ] Search options in the Accont Log View pop-up menu
· [ * ] The current folder was removed from the Unread tab when new mail was received
· [-] (#0001633) Character set detection bug in PGP/MIME messages
· [-] (#0001742) Unread messages were loaded and treated as read during refiltering process
· [-] (#0002259) Embedded image files were multiplicated at each [auto] save
· [-] (#0002653) Account tree nodes' states were not stored correctly
· [-] (#0002673) Selected shortcuts for Send/Queue in the message editor weren't remembered
· [-] (#0002716) Access Violation error while search in a deleted folder
· [-] (#0002764) The "l" LDAP attribute was not processed
· [-] (#0002922) Deleted messages counters were not updated in the Folder Maintenance Centre
· [-] (#0002951) Access Violation error when selecting folders for search in message reminder
· [-] (#0002955) Generic view mode setting is not saved, previous setting is used after restart
· [-] (#0002972) Account tree expand, when you open the account properties
· [-] (#0002997) Split mode - full width msg list - msg preview toggle one way
· [-] (#0003005) Virtual Folders think they're Normal Folders is VF name and Directory are not the same
· [-] (#0003026) Option "Edit | Select all" doesn't work in HTML editor, Ctrl+A works
· [-] (#0003027) MessageFinder does not "Follow"
· [-] (#0003038) Using "IMAP Folder management" deletes account level VFs
· [-] IMAP folder management could fail to see some folders on some IMAP servers
· [-] No duplicates of message in chat folders
· [-] Some other minor fixes
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