On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 03:19:51PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Has anyone done a survey to see how many "do not modify" blobs > >we are talking about here?
> Not counting files already removed in 2.6.17, > drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ffdrv.h use-only (2) > drivers/net/appletalk/cops_ltdrv.h use-only (2) > drivers/net/tg3.c redistr-only > drivers/net/tokenring/3c359_microcode.h use-only (2) > drivers/net/typhoon-firmware.h redistr-only > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2100_fw.c redistr-only (1) > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2200_fw.c redistr-only (1) > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2300_fw.c redistr-only (1) > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2322_fw.c redistr-only (1) > drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ql2400_fw.c redistr-only (1) > drivers/usb/misc/emi26_fw.h redistr-only (2,3) > (1) deprecated upstream, removed upstream as of 2.6.18? > (2) marked for deletion by recent "Kernel team position statement" > (3) redistributable as part of a Linux or other Open Source operating > system kernel Which means that, at most, we have two installer-relevant firmware blobs distributed in the upstream kernel (typhoon and tg3) that are not covered by the exception in Frederik's revised proposal. If typhoon-firmware.h isn't needed to run any hardware, and is used only for performance reasons (I don't know if this is the case), that count is down to one. I'm inclined to think that the amount of work being spent on drafting a GR with principles allowing us to include tg3 and typhoon in main is disproportionate. Would it not be more straightforward to add these two firmware blobs to the exception by name? That way, there's no doubt left to voters that this GR will be used as a justification for adding a bunch of new firmware to main on the grounds that it's "needed" by the installer for new hardware. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
