Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
On Thu, 2 Feb 2017 06:35:00 +0300 Paul Fertser wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 10:29:11PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Is there any progress in properly packaging these two DFSG-free > > firmware files for inclusion in Debian main? > > It's sitting in the NEW queue for 2 months already. > > https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/open-ath9k-htc-firmware_1.4.0-81-gf206e56+dfsg-1.html Excellent! :-) Does this mean that bugs #751339 and #711470 should be tagged as "pending"? -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! . Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE pgpoci4EBEdc3.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
Hello, On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 10:29:11PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > Is there any progress in properly packaging these two DFSG-free > firmware files for inclusion in Debian main? It's sitting in the NEW queue for 2 months already. https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/open-ath9k-htc-firmware_1.4.0-81-gf206e56+dfsg-1.html
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:51:55 +0100 Raphael Hertzog wrote: [...] > Looking more closely, https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware > generates two firmwares: htc_7010.fw and htc_9271.fw > > Both of which are already available in firmware-atheros (albeit under a > non-free license though, it dates back to before the license change > apparently). > > So what we actually want is to move them to firmware-free... Hello, I stumbled upon this RFP bug, which was converted into an ITP by Paul. Is there any progress in properly packaging these two DFSG-free firmware files for inclusion in Debian main? It would be very nice to have them in firmware-free! Please let me know, thanks for your time. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! . Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE pgpwdNJJd_Mfy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: Could they thus not be included as-is in firmware-free or at least firmware-non-free ? (ccing kernel team for this question) shipping in firmware-non-free would be a shortcut to ensure that we have them available for users (which would be good), but it would feel a Looking more closely, https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware generates two firmwares: htc_7010.fw and htc_9271.fw Both of which are already available in firmware-atheros (albeit under a non-free license though, it dates back to before the license change apparently). So what we actually want is to move them to firmware-free... Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: I don't know what the rules are for inclusion in firmware-free. [...] and while a56 is in the debian archive, it's not a build-dep of firmware-free (bootstrap.bin is shipped directly in the source package). So maybe ath9k-htc-firmware is no worse than this? I came to the same conclusion and I see that it has also been requested in #711470. I'll work on a patch for that one. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
On Fri 2015-01-23 07:46:14 -0500, Raphael Hertzog wrote: On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: ath9k-ftc-firmware provides a free implementation of firmware for two available wireless chipsets. [...] 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 this looks like complicated to package independently, the firmwares are available in http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/ Could they thus not be included as-is in firmware-free or at least firmware-non-free ? (ccing kernel team for this question) shipping in firmware-non-free would be a shortcut to ensure that we have them available for users (which would be good), but it would feel a little bit ironic to label them non-free just because we haven't sorted out how to manage the build chain yet, and seems like it might risk upsetting the good people who've done the work to make them free (which would be bad). seems like that route might need to be done delicately and with very clear communication about why it's being done, and with a plan for how to transition it into the main archive. I don't know what the rules are for inclusion in firmware-free. looking in the LICENSE file for firmware-free, i see: -- Driver: dsp56k - Atari DSP56k support File: dsp56k/bootstrap.bin Source: dsp56k/bootstrap.asm Licence: GPLv2 or later Copyright Frederik Noring DSP56001 assembler, possibly buildable with a56 from http://www.zdomain.com/a56.html -- and while a56 is in the debian archive, it's not a build-dep of firmware-free (bootstrap.bin is shipped directly in the source package). So maybe ath9k-htc-firmware is no worse than this? It would be a first step and a big service for users who opted to buy such freedom-respecting devices. yes, agreed! --dkg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
Hi, On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: ath9k-ftc-firmware provides a free implementation of firmware for two available wireless chipsets. [...] 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 this looks like complicated to package independently, the firmwares are available in http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/ Could they thus not be included as-is in firmware-free or at least firmware-non-free ? (ccing kernel team for this question) It would be a first step and a big service for users who opted to buy such freedom-respecting devices. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Support Debian LTS: http://www.freexian.com/services/debian-lts.html Learn to master Debian: http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#751339: RFP: ath9k-htc-firmware -- free firmware for Atheros AR7010/AR9271 wireless adapters
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
