Hello, Here's a patch that adds firmware-ipw2200 to firmware-nonfree_0.13.
In compliance with the license FAQ[1] : - The package description includes a notice about the Intel license (the alternative would be be a click-through debconf screen). - There's a LICENSE file in the same folder as the firmware (physically, it's a symlink to the copyright) The patch probably needs some minor adjustments (I didn't completely understand how debian/bin/gencontrol.py is used) On Sun, 2008-10-26 at 23:04 +1000, Kel Modderman wrote: > On Friday 24 October 2008 09:15:10 Frank Lin PIAT wrote: > > > > I have just tested Lenny on a laptop[1] with an Intel Pro Wireless 2200 > > chipset. As you probably known the kernel module ipw2200 requires a > > non-free firmware. > > > > I'm wondering why it hasn't been packaged yet (since that card was > > fairly common). > > The license question was brought to debian-legal[1] and it seems there > > was no barrier. > > Of course, the boring part is that 1. It's non-free and 2. We must > > prompt the user to approve the license. > > > > - Do you know why the firmware was never shipped in Debian? > > There wasn't any firm concensus that the Intel license was acceptable for > non-free at the time I last brought it up. I haven't found such discussion. Anybody remembers such discussion? > > - If I provide a patch, do you think if have a chance to be in Lenny? > > I don't think any new package would enter Debian Lenny at this time. The current firmware was released a while ago (March 2006, according to the firmware's mtime), so it is well tested. If you find this suitable for Lenny, I would also prepare a similar patch for ipw2100. Feel free to modify my patch if needed (or just let me know what should be fixed). Franklin [1] http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=faq&s=license -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
