I wonder if anyone has had the time to consider my suggestion? Best Regards Alex Owen
On 26 October 2013 14:38, Alex Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Debian CD Team, > > I gather you are responsible for the scripts that create the nonfree > firmware.tar.gz and firmware.zip on: > http://cdimage.debian.org . > > You may well be aware of the Netboot firmware problem and the solution > I authored some years back and published on the debian wiki at: > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware > > Essentially this unpacks your firmware.tar.gz and repacks it as a > cpio.gz with the debs in a subdirectory "/firmware". > > I was wondering if you would consider distributing the > firmware.cpio.gz allongside or instead of the firmware.tar.gz ? This > would make things a little easier for users of NetbootFirmware. > > I include a patch (untested) to your script make-firmware-image which > should build a firmware.cpio.gz alongside the firmware.tar.gz and > firmware.zip . > > Your comments, thoughts and suggestions would of course be welcome! > > Best Regards > Alex Owen > > > -- > Private web search without a filter bubble: https://duckduckgo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cadslnqgnk5yihwcf23boj_x0aknbf1uojbw3pniuovpajkr...@mail.gmail.com
