[Debian-eeepc-devel] Bug#497200: ITP: rt2860-source -- source for RT2860 wireless adapter kernel module

[Glenn]

Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> -=| Ben Hutchings, Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:16:27PM +0100 |=-
>   
>> On Sat, 2008-08-30 at 22:08 +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
>>     
>>> Package: wnpp
>>> Severity: wishlist
>>> Owner: Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org>
>>>
>>> * Package name    : rt2860-source
>>>   Version         : 1.7.0.0
>>>   Upstream Author : Ralink Tech Inc
>>> * URL             : http://www.ralinktech.com/
>>> * License         : GPL-2+  some binary non-free firmware
>>>   Programming Lang: C
>>>   Description     : source for RT2860 wireless adapter kernel module
>>>
>>> RT2860 is a wireless adapter found particularly in the ASUS EeePC model
>>> 901 and above. The package contains the source of a Linux kernel module
>>> for it.
>>>       
>> Would you like to include this in the pkg-ralink project on Alioth?
>>     
>
> It is currently under debian-eeepc Git[1], but I find what you say 
> very attractive, especially if it is extended a bit:
>
>     [1] http://git.debian.org/?p=debian-eeepc/rt2860.git;a=summary
>
> Would you like to take over the package? I'd gladly put it in the 
> hands of people having experience dealing with ralink-based cards.
>
> What do the rest of Debian EeePC Team thinks?
>
> The package is as ready for 2.6.26 as I can get it without digging 
> deep about moving the firmware into a separate package.
>
>   
No objections at all for the ralink team to take over maintainership if
they would like to.

Cheers

Glenn