Re: [RFR] templates://firmware-nonfree/{templates/templates.license.in}

[Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk>]

Christian PERRIER wrote:
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> + If you do not agree, the installation will be cancelled.
[...]
> + The installation of this package has been cancelled.
> 
> Few changes. Only a spelling fix. 

Sorry, Christian, this is a (particularly fiddly) en_GB-versus-en_US
spelling rule difference.

Should I revise the package descriptions?  Most of the synopses have
unnecessary capitalistation, and there are lots of lists that could
accommodate extra commas, but before I start I'm wondering about those
huge verbatim lines.  Why do we repeat brandnames like "Broadcom
NetXtremeII" so many times when once would be enough to make the
package show up in an "apt-cache search"?

Particular offenders:

>   * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5706/5708 firmware (mips), version Linux 2.6.32 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j3.fw)
>   * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5706/5708 firmware (rv2p), version Linux 2.6.32 (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-5.0.0.j3.fw)
>   * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (mips), version Linux 2.6.32 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j3.fw)
>   * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (rv2p), version Linux 2.6.32 (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-5.0.0.j3.fw)
>   * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709 A0/A1 firmware (rv2p), version Linux 2.6.32 (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-5.0.0.j3.fw)
[...]
>   * Intel Wireless 5100, 5300 and 5350 firmware, version 8.24.2.12 (iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode)
>   * Intel Wireless 5100, 5300 and 5350 firmware, version 8.83.5.1 (iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode)
[...]
>   * SD8686 boot code, version 8.x (libertas/sd8686_v8_helper.bin, sd8686_helper.bin)
[...]
>   * Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco firmware (AP mode), version 9.48 Hermes I (agere_ap_fw.bin)
>   * Agere/Prism/Symbol Orinoco firmware (STA mode), version 9.48 Hermes I (agere_sta_fw.bin)
[...]
>   * Ralink RT2760/RT2790/RT2860/RT2890/RT3090 (RT2700P[D]/RT2700E[D]/RT2800P[D]/RT2800E[D]/RT3000E[D] chipset) firmware, version 34 (rt2860.bin, rt3090.bin)

It seems to me we could abbreviate (or omit) "firmware" and "version"
in most of these, and reduce the brandnames to section-headers along
the lines of:

   Broadcom NetXtremeII firmware for Linux 2.6.32:
    * 5706/5708 mips (bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j3.fw)
    * 5706/5708 rv2p (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-5.0.0.j3.fw)
    * 5709/5716 mips (bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j3.fw)
    * 5709/5716 rv2p (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-5.0.0.j3.fw)
    * 5709 A0/A1 rv2p (bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-5.0.0.j3.fw)

Is there some good reason for not doing this (e.g. because the lists
are generated automatically somehow)?
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package