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hi,
i've got a simple suggestion how to improve the quality of openSUSE
distribition in general:
let's create a single "Drivers" project, link there all "SUBJ-kmp-*"
packages lying around and add an "UPDATE" OBS repos for all supported
versions (10.3-11.0-11.1 currently) to that "Drivers" project along with
the standard ones. a User then will be sure that the next kernel update
won't break the currently working system. it'd be really great if
ATI/NVIDIA drivers also stick to that simple rule.
right now for example the maintainers of an "AUDIO" project:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/audio:/KMP/
are very kind (huge thanks!) to provide "openSUSE_10.3_Update",
"openSUSE_11.0_Update" and "openSUSE_11.1_Update" packages, but it's a
bit tricky to understand that:
1) "alsa-kmp-default" can really help if you've got sound issues (which
is true here with all modern notebooks i have seen so far)
2) to find this package among others.
we have a great places to begin with:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/drivers:/
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/
even there not all "branches" have an "Update repo" option (look at
reiser4 for example and others as well).
and my idea goes a bit further. for example we have a great "atl1e"
package (which is a must for eeepc1000h) and no doubt that hell of a lot
of other drivers (including mentioned ATI/NVIDIA) which are not valid
for updated kernels.
why not to improve the case?
thank you for your attention.
regards,
sda
P.S. <Offtopic>
another note. Ubuntu for example distribute the hybrid "Broadcom" driver
which is really great for a lot of Users (wl.ko):
http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
why can't we do the same?
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