• Re: Bug#934822: ath9k-htc free firmware still an issue in free software

    From Andrew M.A. Cater@21:1/5 to Cyril Brulebois on Sun Jan 29 23:30:01 2023
    On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 09:58:05PM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
    Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> (2023-01-28):
    I did not find any mention of ath9k-htc firmware in the list of
    packages you identified for this apptoach,

    Sure, that package is in main, so doesn't need to move from non-free to non-free-firmware so wasn't on that list. :)


    Kibi,

    I think that there has previously been a request from the maintainer to
    move that package into the free firmware package from main so that it is installed when someone installs the firmware-linux-free bundle.

    That makes sense as a starting point if you're looking for packages that provide firmware.

    All best, as ever,

    Andy Cater

    which made me ask for this. Sorry for the noise

    No worries!


    Cheers,
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    Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
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  • From Steve McIntyre@21:1/5 to Andrew M.A. Cater on Sun Jan 29 23:30:01 2023
    On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 10:22:34PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:

    I think that there has previously been a request from the maintainer to
    move that package into the free firmware package from main so that it is >installed when someone installs the firmware-linux-free bundle.

    That makes sense as a starting point if you're looking for packages that >provide firmware.

    It's on our list to look at, ACK.

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  • From Cyril Brulebois@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 30 00:50:01 2023
    Andrew M.A. Cater <amacater@einval.com> (2023-01-29):
    I think that there has previously been a request from the maintainer
    to move that package into the free firmware package from main so that
    it is installed when someone installs the firmware-linux-free bundle.

    That makes sense as a starting point if you're looking for packages
    that provide firmware.

    That'd be a topic for firmware-linux-free maintainers then, not for me
    (or the installer team).

    And no, that's not at all what was requested in #900171.

    And all that is orthogonal to the ongoing work.


    Cheers,
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    Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
    D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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