From 1c2d76ce2f89c5fdab1befc5c2cc0aa0326305b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 07:29:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add an entry about Broadcom being unlikely ever to release
 documentation about their chipsets used in the 43xx cards.

Taken from:	a post from the long-suffering wpaul
---
 en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 28ff57749d..786ff74bd6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -3038,6 +3038,25 @@ Protocol        "SysMouse"</programlisting>
         </answer>
       </qandaentry>
 
+      <qandaentry>
+	<question id="support-broadcom">
+	  <para>Is there a native driver for the Broadcom 43xx cards?</para>
+	</question>
+
+	<answer>
+	  <para>No, and there is not likely to be.</para>
+
+	  <para>Broadcom refuses to publically release programming
+	    information for their wireless chipsets, most likely because
+	    they use software controlled radios.  In order to get FCC type
+	    acceptance for their parts, they have to ensure that users
+	    cannot arbitrarily set things like operating frequencies,
+	    modulation parameters and power output.  But without knowing
+	    how to program the chipsets, it is nearly impossible to write
+	    a driver.</para>
+	</answer>
+      </qandaentry>
+
       <qandaentry>
         <question id="serial-console-prompt">
           <para>How do I get the boot: prompt to show on the serial