I also would like to see the various Intel wireless firmware in the
firmware-nonfree package.

1.) The Intel 3945 adapter was previously supported by the ipw3945 driver
http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/

but that was deprecated starting with 2.6.24, and replaced with the new
Intel Wireless WiFi Link drivers
http://intellinuxwireless.org/

which provide a driver for the 3945 and also the 4965, both are in upstream
2.6.24 but need the microcode available at
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads

The license is at
http://intellinuxwireless.org/LICENSE.iwlwifi-ucode

and they have a licenses FAQ at
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=FAQ&s=license

2.) In addition to the firmware for the ipw2200 mentioned by the original
submitter, there is also the other legacy ipw2100
http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/
(I didn't look at the license though)

If the licenses are acceptable for non-free please consider including these
firmwares.

Thanks,

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Matt Taggart
taggart@debian.org