[pkg-wpa-devel] [RFC]: please review once again, crda + wireless-regdb

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com> wrote:
> On 03/04/2010 01:12 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Kel Modderman<kel at otaku42.de>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> crda:
>>> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/crda/crda_1.1.1-1.dsc
>>> svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-wpa/crda/trunk
>>>
>>> Changes since last review:
>>> * packaged independently
>>> * contains patch (sent already for discussion) which ensures that runtime
>>>  verification always works when new wireless-regdb package is upgraded
>>> (thus
>>>  installing a new pubkey)
>>>
>>> wireless-regdb:
>>>
>>> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/w/wireless-regdb/wireless-regdb_2009.11.25-1.dsc
>>> svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-wpa/wireless-regdb/trunk
>>>
>>> Changes since last review:
>>> * packaged independently
>>> * regulatory.bin is always generated, a one time key is always generated.
>>> I do
>>>  not like the idea of installing the prebuilt regulatory.bin binary
>>> _at_all_.
>>>  This makes things simpler (eg, no need to workaround binary-includes)
>>> and
>>>  safer (no assumption needs to be made about integrity of John's system
>>> which
>>>  built and signed binary, modifications to db.txt always take effect)
>>>
>>> If the review of patch + packages is positive will go forward with the
>>> ITP
>>> red-tape (and add these to changelog of each package) and wishlist bug
>>> for
>>> Linux source package maintained by debian-kernel for
>>> CONFIG_WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY to be unset and to recommend/suggest crda.
>>
>> Sorry just this right now, my gmail filters are new and didn't pick up
>> on this until now. Will take a closer look tomorrow in the morning but
>> one comment so far. I see you have managed to split up the packages,
>> Ubuntu currently ships just one package. Since I take it is ideal for
>> Ubuntu/Debian to ship the same package will Debian's have to replace
>> Ubuntu's? If so I think this is possible if both packages supersede
>> the Ubuntu wirleess-crda package, I forget the keyword used on
>> debian/control for that.
>>
>> Tim, is it too late to make any changes for Lucid? Debian will be
>> shiping 2.6.32, would be nice if Debian's package was synched with
>> Ubuntu for both releases on 2.6.32.
>>
>>   Luis
>
> Luis - Lucid is well past the point where I can make big packaging changes.
> I'm quite happy with the way CRDA/regdb works and am comfortable relying on
> John's key to prove regulatory sanity.

Understood Tim, I know you're busy so thanks for the reply in any case.

  Luis