My current daily device is a BCM4360, so I am probably eligible as a
tester.  Although I don't read driver code...

On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 at 08:51 Eduard Bloch <e...@gmx.de> wrote:

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: normal
>
> I request assistance with maintaining the broadcom-sta package.
>
> I don't have permanent access to related hardware nor do I use similar
> devices regularly, so my detector for all new breakages (mostly
> kernel change related) has been non-functional for months, causing nasty
> delays in support coverage.
>
> Fortunatelly, the package has apparently still lots of active users who
> come along with usable patches (but sometimes also with weird ones,
> therefore having strong C language knowledge and some kernel
> infrastructure knowledge is advisable).
>
> The package description is:
>  Broadcom STA is a binary-only device driver to support the following IEEE
>  802.11a/b/g/n wireless network cards: BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-,
>  BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43142-, BCM43224-, BCM43225-, BCM43227-, BCM43228-,
>  BCM4331-, BCM4360-, and BCM4352-based hardware.
>  .
>  This package contains the common files and it should not be installed
> manually
>  (it will be installed automatically as needed).
>
> MfG/best regards,
> Eduard.
>
>

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