Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw

From	maximilian attems <maks@stro.at>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw
Date	2021-10-22 11:20 +0200
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Dear John,

On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 09:30:51PM +0000, John Scott wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-08 at 14:35 +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> >> By the way, can you also add a Recommends on
> >> firmware-ath9k-htc in that upload (you can close #900171)?
> > I haven't followed carl9170fw at all. I thought you would want a
> > Recommends on firmware-carl9170fw or something?
> We're talking about two different things. Indeed, a recommends on
> firmware-carl9170 (that's what the binary package will be called) would
> be nice. It's up to you whether you'd like to add the Recommends now
> with the package not being in the archive yet.

finally will upload today 20210919-1 as discussed

Concerning the recommneds I'll wait for firmware-carl9170 to show up.
 
> What I was just referring to is ath9k_htc, another libre wireless
> firmware for USB adapters which I already maintain. In my opinion, it
> would be nice if we could get all free firmware building from source 
> (probably in their own source packages as necessary) and eventually
> someday turn firmware-linux-free into a metapackage.

It is not good to mix too much packaging stuff in one upload,
so will keep this for the next.

thank you.

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Git repository request for carl9170fw John Scott <jscott@posteo.net> - 2021-10-08 03:00 +0200
  Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw maximilian attems <maks@stro.at> - 2021-10-08 08:50 +0200
    Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw John Scott <jscott@posteo.net> - 2021-10-08 10:10 +0200
      Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw maximilian attems <maks@stro.at> - 2021-10-08 15:00 +0200
        Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw John Scott <jscott@posteo.net> - 2021-10-09 23:40 +0200
          Re: Git repository request for carl9170fw maximilian attems <maks@stro.at> - 2021-10-22 11:20 +0200

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