On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:50:44PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:40:00PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote: > > > > I'm thinking along the lines of having stuff just work by default rather > > > than having users file bugs when something breaks, and then having to > > > tell them 'oh, install compat-wireless'. > > > > You mean just have it in the base kernel package? I would be happy > > with that. > > yeah. > > > The idea for a seperate package was mostly to give > > an escape hatch for those that didn't want the later drivers for > > whatever reason. > > I'd have thought the opposite would be desirable. People usually *want* new drivers. OK, so the truth is that I just wanted to learn how to produce those extra RPM from the kernel.spec file -- is that so wrong??? :-) > > But if we stick to the compat-wireless releases > > based on stable kernels, I don't think there is a great stability > > concern with just using them for everyone. > > > > Removing the bits of the patch that generate separate packages > > is nearly trivial. I'll be happy to do that if that is generally > > preferred. :-) > > We've carried some of the other git trees in the past, and as long as someone > is maintaining them (which I'm sure you will), I don't see it being a big deal. You had me at "hello"... Alright then, I'll plan on proceeding with this "soon" (since I'm taking a long weekend). What about F14? Should I leave it with the separate package stuff? Go ahead and integrate the compat-wireless bits into the base kernel package? Or just leave it alone? Thanks, John -- John W. Linville The water won't run clean until you get linville@xxxxxxxxxx the pigs out of the creek. _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kernel
