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.
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.
Dave