MadWifi

I Use This!

Activity Not Available

Analyzed 11 months ago. based on code collected 11 months ago.

Project Summary

MadWifi is a Linux driver for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN devices that are based on chipsets from Atheros. It supports all relevant modes of operation (client, Access Point, 802.11 IBSS aka ad-hoc, ahdemo, WDS, monitor), state-of-the-art encryption (WPA, WPA2, 802.1x), Multi-SSID operation, and more.

Older versions of the driver depend on a binary Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). Meanwhile, the source for the HAL has been released under a permissive license and is now included in the MadWifi source.

Development of MadWifi has more or less ceased, the driver is superseded by ath5k and ath9k (which are part of the Linux kernel).

In a Nutshell, MadWifi...

...
has had 1,437 commits made by 23 contributors
representing 147,263 lines of code
...
is mostly written in C
with a well-commented source code
...
has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by nobody
with stable Y-O-Y commits
...
took an estimated 38 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in March, 2003
ending with its most recent commit almost 10 years ago

Quick Reference

Project Links:

Homepage
Documentation ( 4 Links )
Download
Forums

(3 Locations)

Licenses

BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

Permitted

Commercial Use

Modify

Distribute

Place Warranty

Forbidden

Hold Liable

Use Trademarks

Required

Include Copyright

Include License

These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.

GNU General Public License v2.0 or later

Permitted

Commercial Use

Modify

Distribute

Place Warranty

Forbidden

Sub-License

Hold Liable

Required

Distribute Original

Disclose Source

Include Copyright

State Changes

Include License

These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.

All Licenses

Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

Project Vulnerability Report

Security Confidence Index

Poor security track-record

Favorable security track-record

Vulnerability Exposure Index

Many reported vulnerabilities

Few reported vulnerabilities

About Project Vulnerability Report

Did You Know...

...
there are over 3,000 projects on the Open Hub with security vulnerabilities reported against them
...
learn about Open Hub updates and features on the Open Hub blog
...
55% of companies leverage OSS for production infrastructure
...
data presented on the Open Hub is available through our API