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From: Stanley Lieber <sl@stanleylieber.com>
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Subject: Re: [9front] distproto: include the files in /lib/firmware/*
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On March 8, 2021 6:58:49 AM EST, sirjofri <sirjofri+ml-9front@sirjofri=2Ede=
> wrote:
>08=2E03=2E2021 12:10:55 hiro <23hiro@gmail=2Ecom>:
>> the only downside i see is the purity of our distro=2E=2E=2E
>> right now it contains just stuff that can be generated from the
>> source, and maybe some fonts or a few small icons/graphics are the
>> only binary content
>
>I think it is very convenient to have some firmware in the released iso=
=20
>images=2E I wouldn't add them to the repo, adding links to them like the=
=20
>fqa already does is good enough, I think=2E Since we have the /lib/firmwa=
re=20
>directory and it's basically enough to place the files there I don't=20
>think too many adjustments are needed, adding mkfile rules for=20
>downloading the firmware files and packing an iso would be convenient for=
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>automatic packing (I am thinking about doing daily iso images on a server=
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>as well as providing a mirror for 9front isos=2E Imagine a rule for the=
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>bare iso without firmware and another rule for release isos with=20
>firmware)=2E
>
>(I am not a lawyer=2E)
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>Just my two cents=2E
>
>sirjofri
>

how do we decide which firmware to include and which firmware to ignore?

sl