Hardware manufacturers often don't release specifications of their products to the open source community, so programs like ndiswrapper become necessary. This video demonstrates how to use Windows wireless drivers in Linux using ndiswrapper.

"...I asked around in IRC today and the closest answer I heard so far is:[...] madwifi, because ndiswrapper makes baby Jesus cry”

If any process ever cried out for a graphical interface, it is using NDISwrapper to enable wireless devices to run on GNU/Linux using Windows drivers. The process is often torturous, especially for first-time users, who are unsure whether any problems are due to NDISwrapper's limitations or their own inexperience.

Auto-NDISwrapper is a project that aims to automate the whole process of setting up wireless cards with NDISwrapper. To help all you need to do is to fill out a simple form. Please make sure to fill it out with the correct information.

A flaw in ndiswrapper's Windows Wi-Fi driver support compromises the security of Linux systems.

I often see Linux users complain their wireless network card doesn’t work on Linux at the forums,indeed , some wireless network cards can’t work/work well on Linux. Auto-NDISwrapper would be one of the solutions for those complaints.

This tutorial will explain how to setup abit AirPace PCI-e WiFi card without ndiswrapper in Ubuntu Intrepid

If you don't know, NDISWrapper is a tool that is supposed to allow you to use Windows drivers for wireless cards. The problem is, it does not always work perfectly with every wireless card and it is very difficult for a new user to set up.

PCLinuxOS Magazine, December 2007 (Issue 16) is available to download.

Some highlights include:
Multibooting using 2 harddrives
Camera Review
ndiswrapper howto
How to open .docx files
Syncing The Repos
And more...