On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 10:51:18AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > On 23.02.2007 10:32, Axel Thimm wrote: > >[...] > >I think what you want is to quickly select firmware packages. Maybe > >that's better done with having firmwares always prefix the package > >name instead with "firmware-"? > > Sound like a nice idea to me. > > BTW, do we have a definite description of what a firmware is does that fit? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware > (and what not). Something like "A firmware is uploaded to the flash > of a hardware device and executed there *and not* by the operating > system on the host cpu" > Might be a good idea to write that or something similar down somewhere, > to avoid that someone submits madwifi's HAL or similar cruft as firmware > package. > > CU > thl > -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Attachment:
pgpBhZpzK1Mso.pgp
Description: PGP signature
-- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
