Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Monday, April 18, 2016 07:42:05 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >> Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > On Monday, April 18, 2016 06:45:09 PM Kalle Valo wrote: >> > >> >> Why even mention anything about a "special firmware" as the firmware is >> >> already available from linux-firmware.git? >> > >> > Yes and no. 1.9.6 is in linux-firmware.git. I've tried to add 1.9.9 too >> > but that failed. >> > <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/114639> >> >> Rick's comment makes sense to me, better just to provide the latest >> version. No need to unnecessary confuse the users. And if someone really >> wants to use an older version that she can retrieve it from the git >> history. > > Part of the fun here is that firmware is GPLv2. The linux-firmware.git has > to point to or add the firmware source to their tree. They have added every > single source file to it.... instead of "packaging" it in a tar.bz2/gz/xz > like you normally do for release sources. > > If you want to read more about it: > <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg101868.html> Yeah, that's more work. I get that. But I'm still not understanding what's the actual problem which prevents us from updating carl9170 firmware in linux-firmware. -- Kalle Valo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
