Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : ath9k-htc-firmware Version : 1.3.2 Upstream Author : Qualcomm Atheros * URL : http://jxself.org/ath9k-htc/ * License : ClearBSD Programming Lang: C, assembly Description : free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
ath9k-ftc-firmware provides a free implementation of firmware for two available wireless chipsets. the GNU project has endorsed this hardware as "respects your freedom" due to the freeness of the licensing: https://www.fsf.org/news/tehnoetic-wireless-usb-adapter-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom It would be great to ship these firmware modules in debian now that we have the source. If we can make it easier for people to improve them, that would be great. Unfortunately, the build process appears to be a little bit involved: https://trisquel.info/en/forum/how-install-ath9k-htc-firmware-atheros-communications-inc-ar9271 while it's just "make toolchain && make firmware", the "make toolchain" step fetches several free software libraries and packages (and specific versions of those packages: libgmp 5.0.5, libmpfr 3.1.1, libmpc 1.0.1, binutils 2.23.1, and gcc 4.7.2), patches a few of them (gcc and binutils in particular), and then uses the fetched/patched software to build the firmware statically. This presents some packaging challenges because it doesn't model the usual debian workflow. Maybe someone with more experience packaging firmware can pick this up so that we can fully-support this hardware in debian? --dkg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org