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[2019-11-16 11:05:54+0200] Jaco Kroon: |
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> On 2019/11/15 21:35, Matt Turner wrote: |
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> > On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 2:20 AM Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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> >> The package is somewhat redundant, because sys-kernel/linux-firmware |
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> >> installs the same files. (Same for all other sys-firmware/iwl*-ucode |
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> >> packages.) |
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> > Should last-rite all of them, IMO. |
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> I both agree and disagree with this. It's the simpler solution and |
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> therefore I agree. |
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> I disagree because in some cases I really only want specific firmware |
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> for specific sets of hardware (especially where space constraints are an |
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> issue, read: embedded type systems). |
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> The current linux-firmware package is getting quite big in terms of install. |
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Well there is savedconfig on linux-firmware for a reason. |
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