Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-25 Thread Bastian Blank
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 10:19:18AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: Yep. Fixed. There are some magic constants in the code ... Assuming okay. Bastian -- Lots of people drink from the wrong bottle sometimes. -- Edith Keeler, The City on the Edge of Forever,

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-11 Thread Per Olofsson
Hi, Robert Edmonds wrote: The only rationale for removing the *firmware* is compliance with GR 2006-004... Am I missing something here? Didn't that GR fail? http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_004 -- Pelle -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-11 Thread Bastian Blank
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 12:44:24AM +, Robert Edmonds wrote: On 2007-10-10, Bastian Blank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The attached patch should apply on the pruned version. Applies but does not compile: Yep. Fixed. There are some magic constants in the code ... Bastian -- Knowledge, sir,

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-11 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 09:42 +0200, Per Olofsson wrote: Hi, Robert Edmonds wrote: The only rationale for removing the *firmware* is compliance with GR 2006-004... Am I missing something here? Didn't that GR fail? http://www.debian.org/vote/2006/vote_004 There's no need for a

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Faidon Liambotis
Robert Edmonds wrote: This package provides the source code for the tg3dfsg kernel module. Kernel source or headers are required to compile this module. This driver complies with GR 2006-004 and should support all Tigon3 hardware except for 5701a0 chipsets. I intend to upload it should

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Robert Edmonds
Faidon Liambotis wrote: Robert Edmonds wrote: This package provides the source code for the tg3dfsg kernel module. Kernel source or headers are required to compile this module. This driver complies with GR 2006-004 and should support all Tigon3 hardware except for 5701a0 chipsets. I

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Robert Edmonds
Faidon Liambotis wrote: Robert Edmonds wrote: Any modification to the tg3 driver to produce a GR 2006-004 compliant driver would have to diverge from the kernel team's patch acceptance guidelines[0] since upstream is intransigent[1] on making tg3 firmware-free or firmware-optional. The

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Faidon Liambotis
Robert Edmonds wrote: Any modification to the tg3 driver to produce a GR 2006-004 compliant driver would have to diverge from the kernel team's patch acceptance guidelines[0] since upstream is intransigent[1] on making tg3 firmware-free or firmware-optional. The kernel team does not appear to

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Daniel Schepler
On Wednesday 10 October 2007 02:57:59 pm Robert Edmonds wrote: The only rationale for removing the *firmware* is compliance with GR 2006-004... Reading this feels about like reading someone write, The only rationale for not smoking cigarettes in this restaurant is compliance with state law.

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Robert Edmonds
On 2007-10-10, Daniel Schepler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 10 October 2007 02:57:59 pm Robert Edmonds wrote: The only rationale for removing the *firmware* is compliance with GR 2006-004... Reading this feels about like reading someone write, The only rationale for not smoking

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Bastian Blank
On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 08:41:13AM +0300, Faidon Liambotis wrote: Any reason why your 5701a0-removal patch can't be applied to our kernel packages? None, at least from my point of view. Just someone have to do it. (See [EMAIL PROTECTED] on d-kernel.) Bastian -- There are some things worth

Re: Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-10 Thread Bastian Blank
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 12:44:54AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: None, at least from my point of view. Just someone have to do it. (See [EMAIL PROTECTED] on d-kernel.) The attached patch should apply on the pruned version. Bastian -- We have found all life forms in the galaxy are capable of

Bug#446028: ITP: tg3dfsg -- firmware free Broadcom Tigon3 network driver

2007-10-09 Thread Robert Edmonds
Package: wnpp Owner: Robert S. Edmonds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Severity: wishlist * Package name: tg3dfsg Version : 3.81 Upstream Author : Various * URL : http://people.debian.org/~edmonds/tg3dfsg/ * License : GPLv2 Programming Lang: C Description : firmware