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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o> wrote: |
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> # Some of these install to wrong directory, /lib64/firmware |
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> # as opposed to correct /lib/firmware |
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> # Some of these don't have maintainer |
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> # Some of these are replaced by the firmware from the |
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> # linux-firmware package: |
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> net-wireless/b43-firmware |
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> net-wireless/b43legacy-firmware |
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These are neither of the above. |
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I also don't understand masking packages because the firmware is in |
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linux-firmware. Is this an official policy? Sometimes firmware |
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packages are slotted, and it's also easier to install a package than |
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list and update a changing set of firmware files in |
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/etc/portage/savedconfig/sys-kernel/linux-firmware (referring to |
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ar9271, rt2860, rt2870, i2400m). |
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On the other hand, firmware is often very stable, so why mask a |
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package just because it has no maintainer? Who wins by having atmel, |
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or zd1201/zd1211 masked? There are no open bugs, so what's the point? |
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Maxim Kammerer |
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Liberté Linux: http://dee.su/liberte |
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