> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:32:00 -0600 > From: Steven Pritchard <steve@xxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: atmel drivers in the main distro? > Reply-To: fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 03:30:50AM +1100, msevior@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: >> Is there a reason the atmel wireless drivers are not distributed with >> the >> main Fedora disto? > > There are a lot of wireless drivers that aren't integrated into the > kernel. I'd suggest bugging the upstream developers about getting > their driver into Linus's tree. > > In the mean time, there are other open-source wireless drivers in > fedora.us QA (at least my kernel-module-hostap package and a > kernel-module-prism54 package I noticed yesterday). I'd love to see > more. (Actually, I'd love to see the existing ones make it through QA > even more. :-) > > Steve It certainly makes sense for the these to be rolled into the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. So what the best route to do this? How do I let whoever know that the atmel drivers WorksForMe? I also think these should be put into whatever Kernel Fedora is rolling for FC 2. Since this is RedHat's perogative, I'll happily email the person doing this if (s)he isn't reading this list or missed my post. Cheers Martin
