[Pkg-alsa-devel] alsa-firmware in firmware-linux-non-free package

[Jaromír Mikeš]

> Od: Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>
> On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 23:43 +0200, Jaromír Mikeš wrote:

> > The question is, Should be alsa-firmware shipped in same way in Debian?

> Debian's firmware-linux-nonfree is specifically for firmware images that
> used to be embedded in drivers in our kernel image packages.  We
> generate a number of other binary packages from its source package,
> firmware-nonfree, and could add one or more containing the sound card
> firmware.
> 
> However I think these firmware images should be added to the
> linux-firmware.git repository first, as that is the 'upstream' used as a
> base for most distributions that provide firmware packages.

Hi Ben,

thank you for your answer. Can I take it as it is on your TODO list now?
Or is there something more what should be done?
Please let me know I am ready to get involved if needed.

best regards

mira