Bug#886599: RFH: broadcom-sta -- Broadcom STA Wireless driver (non-free)

[Rowan Thorpe <rowan@rowanthorpe.com>]

Hi Eduard, regarding:

On 8 January 2018 at 02:49, Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: normal
>
> I request assistance with maintaining the broadcom-sta package.
>
> I don't have permanent access to related hardware nor do I use similar
> devices regularly, so my detector for all new breakages (mostly
> kernel change related) has been non-functional for months, causing nasty
> delays in support coverage.

I am online daily via a "BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
(rev 03)", running on Sid (plus Experimental packages when it's worth
it), so I could offer sporadic/as-needed assistance with testing,
limited debugging and any other not-too-time-consuming tasks (I don't
have time to offer full-blown "maintenance assistance" for now
though).

> Fortunatelly, the package has apparently still lots of active users who
> come along with usable patches (but sometimes also with weird ones,
> therefore having strong C language knowledge and some kernel
> infrastructure knowledge is advisable).

I'm not a DD or DM, but am advanced developer & sysadmin (comfortable
with C, kernel hobbyist - "hello world" modules/dkms-building/tracing,
created/maintained in-house .deb packages) and long-time lurker of
debian-devel, etc. If useful, add me to your list to ping if/when a
specific need arises (I already read apt-listbugs output for
critical/general stuff).
-- 
Rowan Thorpe