/me concurs, the contents of intel-microcode is very analogous to that of linux-firmware, wherein the contents are freely redistributable but may not actually come in source form. It seems entirely reasonable to treat intel-microcode and linux-firmware in a similar manner including component. iucode-tool would follow naturally.
This should also be put on the list of packages which should routinely be kept in sync in -security as -updates. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1738272 Title: microcode packages, like firmware packages, should be in main To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-microcode/+bug/1738272/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
