Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2016-04-26 Thread Tormod Volden
tags 583520 wontfix thanks [d*mn touchpad / email web client, trying again] >>> Perhaps also mention somewhere that if the user does not have a net >>> connection during package install, he can instead just download URL A on >>> a machine that does, and then copy it into file B. > > TV> That soun

Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2016-04-26 Thread Tormod Volden
tags 583520 wontfix thanks >>> Perhaps also mention somewhere that if the user does not have a net >>> connection during package install, he can instead just download URL A on >>> a machine that does, and then copy it into file B. > > TV> That sounds good, I guess we could add this to a README fil

Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2010-05-30 Thread jidanni
> "TV" == Tormod Volden writes: TV> On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 4:00 PM, wrote: >> Perhaps also mention somewhere that if the user does not have a net >> connection during package install, he can instead just download URL A on >> a machine that does, and then copy it into file B. TV> That sound

Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2010-05-30 Thread jidanni
TV> How else would you suggest to solve the chicken and egg situation you TV> are referring to? Perhaps also mention somewhere that if the user does not have a net connection during package install, he can instead just download URL A on a machine that does, and then copy it into file B. -- To

Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2010-05-30 Thread Tormod Volden
Thanks for your report. On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:04 AM, wrote: > That is very nice, however this package may have very well been > installed by the user in a sneakernet situation, where he needs this > package to enable his network connection in the first place - a chicken > and egg situation.

Bug#583520: [Linux-wlan-ng-devel] Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2010-05-28 Thread Enrico Tassi
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:04:08AM +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > > Note that only some adapters really need a firmware file and that firmware > > files are not completely free (in the sense of freely redistributable), > > which > > is why this package exists. > > Perhaps move to non-free

Bug#583520: don't assume an Internet connection to make package usable

2010-05-27 Thread jidanni
Package: prism2-usb-firmware-installer Version: 0.2.9+dfsg-4 Severity: wishlist > Description: firmware files for the prism2_usb kernel driver > prism2-usb-firmware-installer will at the time of its own installation > download > the firmware files for the prism2_usb devices from the upstream c