Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: > > I don't like the binary distribution argument of include everything > > to cover as many possible use cases as possible in one go. > > > > I very much like the high resolution of Gentoo packages. I'd hate to > > enter a slippery slope toward lower resolution. > > Are you really that _lazy_ to not accept the option to just do > > cat - >> /etc/portage/package.use <<EOF > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources -firmware > EOF > > and be done with it?
Kernel -sources USE is a handy way to install linux-firmware wholesale, but AIUI the standalone firmware packages would be removed too, effectively making the USE flag non-optional, and removing the possibility of having managed firmware packages. (People would have to download single firmware files on their own.) I think the objection is against a solution that will replace what is there at the moment and cause more firmware files to always be installed, if only some specific ones are actually needed. Also: Is this only for gentoo-sources? What about the other -sources? //Peter
