From: "Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@openbsd.org>
Subject: Re: Purging old 802.11 (wireless) drivers
To: Patrick Harper <mail@paianis.name>
Cc: tech@openbsd.org
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:01:06 -0600

Patrick Harper <mail@paianis.name> wrote:

> There are at least four 802.11 drivers for adapters that don't support
> any form of WPA encryption:
> 
> wi(4)
> rtw(4)
> atw(4)
> atu(4)
> 
> For Cardbus and PCI there have been better options for decades, the only
> utility of some of the devices supported is operation in 16-bit PC Card
> and CompactFlash slots, but is anyone using those for WiFi anymore?

and as a next step we'll remove all the 1mbit ethernet drivers?
I don't use them anymore.  Why should anyone else be allowed to use them?

Your proposal makes no sense, and I don't know who you think you are to
make it.