<s>
Intel	B-General_Concept
PRO/Wireless	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
wireless	I-General_Concept
products	O
developed	O
by	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-General_Concept
PRO/Wireless	I-General_Concept
products	O
use	O
various	O
wireless	O
technologies	O
,	O
including	O
Wi-Fi	O
(	O
IEEE	O
802.11	O
)	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-General_Concept
PRO/Wireless	I-General_Concept
network	O
adapters	O
allow	O
devices	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
wireless	O
networks	O
,	O
while	O
access	O
points	O
and	O
routers	O
create	O
wireless	O
networks	O
that	O
devices	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-General_Concept
PRO/Wireless	I-General_Concept
products	O
are	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
homes	O
,	O
offices	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
settings	O
where	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
is	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-General_Concept
PRO/Wireless	I-General_Concept
products	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
some	O
public	O
places	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
airports	O
,	O
hotels	O
,	O
and	O
coffee	O
shops	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
wireless	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
travelers	O
and	O
other	O
patrons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
wireless	O
products	O
called	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pro/Wireless	I-General_Concept
2100	O
,	O
2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG	O
and	O
3945ABG	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Intel	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
granting	O
free	O
redistribution	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
necessary	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
operating	O
systems	O
for	O
the	O
wireless	O
devices	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Intel	O
became	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
campaigns	O
to	O
allow	O
free	O
operating	O
systems	O
to	O
include	O
binary	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
terms	O
acceptable	O
to	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linspire-Linux	O
creator	O
Michael	O
Robertson	O
outlined	O
the	O
difficult	O
position	O
that	O
Intel	O
was	O
in	O
releasing	O
to	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
,	O
as	O
Intel	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
upset	O
their	O
large	O
customer	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theo	O
de	O
Raadt	O
of	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
Intel	O
is	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
fraud	O
"	O
after	O
an	O
Intel	O
employee	O
presented	O
a	O
distorted	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
situation	O
on	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
negative	O
attention	O
Intel	O
received	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
wireless	O
dealings	O
,	O
the	O
binary	O
firmware	B-Application
still	O
has	O
not	O
gained	O
a	O
license	O
compatible	O
with	O
free	O
software	O
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PRO/Wireless	O
series	O
is	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Wireless	I-General_Concept
WiFi	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
