Bug#452359: please rise the priority

[Ben Hutchings]

On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 08:24 +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 06:30:47PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> > On 2007-11-22 08:41 +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> > 
> > > Package: rt2x00-source
> > > Version: 0cvs20060928-1
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > >
> > > Would you consider rising the priority of this package and its associated
> > > binaries so that it makes it to the first CD / DVD ?  It's very useful to
> > > have it when your only means of internet connection that would let you install
> > > anything is precisely that ralink chip ;-)
> > 
> > That does not make much sense, IMHO:
> > 
> > - The rt61 and rt73 chips need non-free firmware that is not included on
> >   the Debian disks.  So you lose anyway, if you have such a device.  The
> >   older 2400/2500/2570 chipsets don't have that problem, but they are
> >   not produced any more. :-(
> 
> Why is this package in main?
<snip>

Since it can be used with the older chipsets, it doesn't strictly depend
on the non-free firmware.  A similar argument goes for the kernel
packages.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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