[arch-dev-public] add alsa-firmware to extra?
Hi guys, according to this: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15090 Some soundcards need additional firmware. any objections in adding this to extra repository? greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa@archlinux.org
On Tuesday 16 June 2009 13:12:24 Tobias Powalowski wrote:
any objections in adding this to extra repository?
Sure, if its license allows redistribution. Btw: the same applies to at least DVB firmware which is also missing. -- Pierre Schmitz Clemens-August-Straße 76 53115 Bonn Telefon 0228 9716608 Mobil 0160 95269831 Jabber pierre@jabber.archlinux.de WWW http://www.archlinux.de
Tobias Powalowski schrieb:
Hi guys, according to this: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15090 Some soundcards need additional firmware. any objections in adding this to extra repository?
I'm curious as to why these firmware files aren't included in the kernel? Is this closed-source, but freely distributable firmware?
Tobias Powalowski schrieb:
Hi guys, according to this: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15090 Some soundcards need additional firmware. any objections in adding this to extra repository?
I'm curious as to why these firmware files aren't included in the kernel? Is this closed-source, but freely distributable firmware?
Am Dienstag 16 Juni 2009 schrieb Thomas Bächler: license is gpl-2 according to gentoo package -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa@archlinux.org
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Pierre Schmitz
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Thomas Bächler
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Tobias Powalowski