Bug#242865: drivers containing firmware blobs
On Apr 09, Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 12:38, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> >
> > /* r128_cce.c -- ATI Rage 128 driver -*- linux-c -*-
> > ./programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/shared/drm/kernel/r128_cce.c
> >
> > /* radeon_cp.c -- CP support for Radeon -*- linux-c -*-
> > ./programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/shared/drm/kernel/radeon_cp.c
>
> While I think this is ridiculous (it's about definitions required to get
> the hardware working, just like register definitions), these files
> aren't used in the Debian xfree86 build and can be removed, if that
> makes someone feel better.
I agree it's ridiculous, but other people disagree and are forcing out
of debian all drivers containing firmwares. If tg3 is unacceptable for
us then these drivers should be removed from the distribution as well.
--
ciao, |
Marco | [5637 prSw1R04tOvS.]
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