On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:06:56 -0500, Luke Shumaker wrote: > > Luke Shumaker wrote : > > > - b43-fwcutter is not replaced by, but is provided by > > > libre/b43-tools. For one, I am flabbergasted that whatever freedom > > > issues b43-fwcutter has aren't also issues with b43-tools. > > > Secondly, b43-tools should probably replaces=(b43-fwcutter), or be > > > renamed to b43-fwcutter. > > I asked Emulatorman on #hyperbola > > Rough timeline: > > - core/b43-fwcutter is only useful with non-free firmware > - core/b43-fwcutter is blacklisted because of the above > - openfwwf, a libre b43 firmware, is released > - Emulatorman packages libre/b43-tools for openfwwf, either not > realizing that core/b43-fwcutter would work with openfwwf, or > forgetting that core/b43-fwcutter ever existed. > > The b43-fwcutter program in both packages is identical. The > difference is that b43-tools also includes other utilities like > b43-asm. > > So, what we should do: > > - unblacklist core/b43-fwcutter > - have libre/b43-tools provides=() and conflicts=() b43-fwcutter, but > not replaces=() > - verify that openfwwf can be built with core/b43-fwcutter (that it > doesn't need b43-asm or any of the other programs included in > libre/b43-tools but not core/b43-fwcutter). > * if it can: > - move b43-tools to pcr > - have openfwwf reference b43-fwcutter instead of b43-tools
openfwwf requires the b43-asm program to build; core/b43-fwcutter does not provide that program; b43-tools needs to stay in [libre]. openfwwf does not depends on the b43-fwcutter program at all; it only depends on other programs included in b43-tools. The b43-fwcutter program is not useful with openfwwf. Therefore, we should - continue blacklisting core/b43-fwcutter - remove /usr/bin/b43-fwcutter from libre/b43-tools - do not include b43-fwcutter in any of libre/b43-tools' provides/conflicts/replaces Emulatorman agrees with the above assessment. - perhaps mention the absence of b43-fwcutter in libre/b43-tools' pkgdesc I have updated the documentation on the issue with b43-fwcutter on the LibrePlanet list of software that does not respect the FSDG[1], as well as in our blacklist.txt[2]. I have not yet updated the libre/b43-tools package. [1]: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#b43-fwcutter_.2F_b43-tools [2]: https://git.parabola.nu/blacklist.git/commit/?id=c7ea5d453d6b3cf5e554c48707aa2e1b295c2f82 -- Happy hacking, ~ Luke Shumaker _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list Dev@lists.parabola.nu https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev