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Bug#400752: marked as done (linux-modules-extra-2.6: include ndiswrapper)

Your message dated Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:28:07 +1000
with message-id <200702141728.07454.kel@otaku42.de>
and subject line Bug#400752: linux-modules-extra-2.6: include ndiswrapper
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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: linux-modules-extra-2.6
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Please consider including ndiswrapper. Patch attached, based on existing
support for spca5xx.

Thanks, Kel.

diff -Nrup linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/defines linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/defines
--- linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/defines	2006-11-29 00:55:21.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/defines	2006-11-29 00:56:22.000000000 +1000
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [base]
 modules:
  gspca
+ ndiswrapper
  redhat-cluster
  squashfs
  unionfs
diff -Nrup linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/copyright linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/copyright
--- linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/copyright	1970-01-01 10:00:00.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/copyright	2006-10-28 01:53:50.000000000 +1000
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+This package was debianized by Erik Rigtorp <erkki@linux.nu> on
+Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:48:38 +0100.
+
+This package is currently maintained by Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org>
+and Kel Modderman <kelmo@kanotixguide.org> as of Oct. 2006.
+
+It was downloaded from http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/
+
+The upstream authors:
+Pontus Fuchs       - Main developer.
+Giridhar Pemmasani - Main developer.
+
+The following files contained within the ndiswrapper source package are
+part of the GNU C Library and covered by the GNU Lesser General Public
+License:
+
+	driver/pe_linker.h
+	driver/divdi3.c
+	driver/longlong.h
+
+Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
+Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+License along with the GNU C Library; if not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301 USA
+
+On Debian systems, the full text of the LGPL can be found in
+/usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL
+
+The remaining files contained within the ndiswrapper source package are
+GPL licensed.
+
+Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Pontus Fuchs, Giridhar Pemmasani
+Copyright (C) 2006 Giridhar Pemmasani
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+
+On Debian systems, the full text of the GPL can be found in
+/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL
diff -Nrup linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/defines linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/defines
--- linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/defines	1970-01-01 10:00:00.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/defines	2006-11-29 00:49:02.000000000 +1000
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[base]
+arches:
+ amd64
+ i386
+desc: 
+longdesc: ndis wlan 802.11abg wrapper for linux
+ Some vendors do not release specifications of the hardware or provide a 
+ Linux driver for their wireless network cards. This project implements
+ Windows kernel API and NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) API
+ within Linux kernel. A Windows driver for wireless network card is then
+ linked to this implementation so that the driver runs natively, as though
+ it is in Windows, without binary emulation.
+ .
+ Homepage: http://ndiswrapper.sf.net
diff -Nrup linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/rules linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/rules
--- linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18.orig/ndiswrapper/rules	1970-01-01 10:00:00.000000000 +1000
+++ linux-modules-extra-2.6-2.6.18/ndiswrapper/rules	2006-11-29 00:42:48.000000000 +1000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$(SOURCE_STAMP): TAR = /usr/src/$(MODULE)-source.tar.bz2

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Hi,

ndiswrapper won't work with 4k stacks in the forseeable future. Closing this 
bug and avoiding shitfight over which branch it lives in.

On Tuesday 13 February 2007 10:39, Andres Salomon wrote:
> Sam Morris wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 12:45 -0500, Andres Salomon wrote:
> >> Daniel Baumann wrote:
> >>> Sam Morris wrote:
> >>>> Andreas is MIA? Or do I misunderstand?
> >>>
> >>> Andres didn't say something about inclusion so far, only Kel. And Kel
> >>> has a bouncing  email address.
> >>
> >> Sorry, that's my fault; he has updated packages for me to sponsor, but I
> >> just haven't had time.
> >>
> >> Anyways, try <kel@otaku42.de>.
> >
> > Ah, now I understand. May I suggest you make this relationship more
> > explicit in the package metadata, with something like:
> >
> >  Maintainer: Kel Modderman <kel@otaku42.de>
> >  Uploaders: Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org>
>
> Well, it was the other way because I was originally maintaining it.  At
> some point, I will be removed altogether; I no longer use ndiswrapper.
> However, I need to talk to kel about going through NM or finding a new
> sponsor.

Ok, a different matter that we can discuss elsewhere.

Thanks, random debian bug reporter.

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