Sure, COPR is always an option, but since this is a driver, I think it would benefit everyone if it was pushed upstream, y'know?
I'm currently reading up on how to contribute to the kernel so that I can help push this. :D Any tips are welcome! On Mon 10 Sep, 2018, 1:18 PM Jan Rybar, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Abhiram, > > you can make COPR. No one asks, no harm done, everyone's happy. > > On 09/08/2018 02:52 PM, Neal Gompa wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:49 AM Abhiram Kuchibhotla > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> So, the other day I ordered a USB Wireless AC adapter for my pc, and I > was surprised to see that it didn't automatically start working. > >> After looking around, I came across this tutorial that mentioned this > github page. > >> > >> The driver installation worked, and the device runs. > >> > >> So, I would like to package it for Fedora, but I am not sure if it is > allowed. The github page's LICENSE document says GPLv2, but I just wanted > to make sure before I packaged it. > >> > >> Could someone please help me out? > > > > kmod packages are not permitted in Fedora, in any form: > > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#No_External_Kernel_Modules > > > > Instead, you should work with the Fedora kernel maintainers to figure > > out what's needed to make it work upstream. > > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] >
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