From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-dev+bounces-58690-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org> Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 585CD138B43 for <garchives@archives.gentoo.org>; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:28:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5F2AB21C002; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:28:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ie0-f179.google.com (mail-ie0-f179.google.com [209.85.223.179]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E538E0525 for <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:28:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ie0-f179.google.com with SMTP id k11so10095715iea.38 for <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:28:45 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=9DwAehztXpZMibaOxbOxP9j87nb+x+lOiwFOMYKiotE=; b=AfgFoU5UrYbYVTvHJb/cdhuxSt6/+C9CwBFyMhCKeEu0626eMjrQ2askNNZi6qy543 miIR0+itnInbx68wt4+53IhNnTaElzzm3CxWQx0rwrEtvgS7PEEDRN2xTU4GGf8Kl5Rp WHpfFqBmVFXPVkwpDFvXIINNrfxA0AgeFChZreeVa5gM9XBqh2/Pk7iRGN5jDzzuwqUV 1TA+DBV9oKRkU/vF/QC6e7ex6H9T0t0pOPtHgFGGMY9jPgoulJ+69ivwoRNJ3EJJtwOz doLoKHKqLdMYfTpf/LL+9z7X6BljskciUXKvoG/fkUXEq8pM/J/8cymlBFnXu8vGTMJY MUpA== Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.219.228 with SMTP id pr4mr11310507igc.40.1361381325729; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:28:45 -0800 (PST) Sender: freemanrich@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.21.98 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:28:45 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <CAAr7Pr8cR_1-+xT2Z6mYCz7UVStZKmKBULD5Qtx51nWZLbUazQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <511F8D2E.1080006@flameeyes.eu> <511F9A9F.8040206@gentoo.org> <511F9ADE.2050503@flameeyes.eu> <20767.41371.270947.851486@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de> <5120654B.6050406@gentoo.org> <20768.43798.568305.561675@a1i15.kph.uni-mainz.de> <512389BF.9090504@gentoo.org> <pan$7d603$744940ed$90315b04$f01e5503@cox.net> <CAGfcS_kqC6p-PXe83W0aFBXcxFE9Uad2=YQhdMXod6V0MGiiPw@mail.gmail.com> <5124CCE9.50203@flameeyes.eu> <20130220162802.30963.qmail@stuge.se> <CAAr7Pr-oR3+BQLGJPM17s6RUj6T19wLQmMAwo5C7XK-u+L6YQA@mail.gmail.com> <CAGfcS_nKPp9oc0m0t2he9hQQPBm977ry5dX4DCk8dy-C-QD=XQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAAr7Pr8cR_1-+xT2Z6mYCz7UVStZKmKBULD5Qtx51nWZLbUazQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:28:45 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 83Khl8texCADgnBCaO0zJbYOVtc Message-ID: <CAGfcS_m1kmbNLSw+tSdQ5PfoiSiEaG2PgW6tUkzwWaZ9A1M0qQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: linux-firmware From: Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> To: gentoo-dev <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: 1ed4af02-282d-4c53-8b4c-089356bc7d6c X-Archives-Hash: 4b1ac965efcde9e6467ec65a9afe223e On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Alec Warner <antarus@gentoo.org> wrote: > A live SCM ebuild > is not the only way to deploy something. If the user has to go > download a blob out of linux-firmware's gitweb because we feel we > cannot legally distribute the firmware, then that is what they have to > do. If the user has to go to the manufacturers website to get the > firmware, then that is what they have to do. Agreed, especially if only 1-2 files are involved. If it is a bunch that could get unwieldy. Wasn't really thinking about that option. Rich