Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw
Dear John,
On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 09:30:51PM +0000, John Scott wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-08 at 14:35 +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> >> By the way, can you also add a Recommends on
> >> firmware-ath9k-htc in that upload (you can close #900171)?
> > I haven't followed carl9170fw at all. I thought you would want a
> > Recommends on firmware-carl9170fw or something?
> We're talking about two different things. Indeed, a recommends on
> firmware-carl9170 (that's what the binary package will be called) would
> be nice. It's up to you whether you'd like to add the Recommends now
> with the package not being in the archive yet.
finally will upload today 20210919-1 as discussed
Concerning the recommneds I'll wait for firmware-carl9170 to show up.
> What I was just referring to is ath9k_htc, another libre wireless
> firmware for USB adapters which I already maintain. In my opinion, it
> would be nice if we could get all free firmware building from source
> (probably in their own source packages as necessary) and eventually
> someday turn firmware-linux-free into a metapackage.
It is not good to mix too much packaging stuff in one upload,
so will keep this for the next.
thank you.
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