On 05/29/2017 07:12 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 04:29:35AM -0700, Wei-Shun Lo wrote: >> Dear Debian, > >> Is it possible to include below driver in the kernel for network >> installation? >> Many cards are using this driver. > >> https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux > > A couple of things: > > - this list is not "Debian". It's just the Debian User's mailing > list. Debian users help each other (sometimes experts lurk here > and help us all, which is very nice of them, but nobody is paid > or forced to do that!) > > - if you want to get a hardware driver "in", the best path is, > of course the kernel. This way, it'll find its way into all > Linux distributions, not only Debian. That said, sometimes > distributions carry a set of patches to the "official" or > "vanilla" kernel, but most try to keep those patches to a > minimum: it's a lot of work to maintain that, and this takes > energy away to do other important things. > > - the mailing list for this kind of questions is most probably > the Debian kernel mailing list: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/ > > There are really nice people there, but please be nice to > them. They are doing an awesome work without us paying them > to do so. Do your homework first: > (a) do newer versions of the Linux kernel carry this driver > already? > (b) search the mailing list archives. Perhaps there's already > a discussion about this on-going. > It is also possible that another driver than the one OP mentions is being considered for inclusion in the kernel to handle the hardware in question. Linux, being what it is, there are often more than one solution to the same problem, and one of the things the developers, both debian and upstream, consider is what is the best fit for Debian/Linux overall.
> Cheers > -- tomás > -- 73's, WB5VQX -- The Very Quick X-ray
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