[Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#579880: add README

[Tormod Volden]

On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 1:36 AM,  <jidanni at jidanni.org> wrote:
> $ aptitude show linux-wlan-ng-firmware
>    This package doesn't contain the firmware files, but a script to download the
>    upstream source tarball and build a deb that contains them.
>
> OK, but may I suggest that you mention where in a README file.
>
> One otherwise ends up poking around to see if installing also downloads
> the files, like prism2-usb-firmware-installer does.

Would rephrasing it to "but a script that can be run by the user
to..." make it more clear?

>
>   For newer kernels (2.6.31+) which have the in-tree prism2_usb driver, you can install
>   the prism2-usb-firmware-installer package instead.
>
> OK, then perhaps a Conflicts: or Replaces: should be added to the
> package control stanza.

I am not found of adding restrictions that are technically not
necessary. Theoretically you could have prism2-usb-firmware-installer
installed and still use linux-wlan-ng-* for some non-USB cards, or
have two kernels installed, one old without kernel firmware loading
support.

I would prefer making the package description clear enough on this point.