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Subject: Re: Am I allowed to package this?
From: Abhiram Kuchibhotla <axeld () fedoraproject ! org>
Date: 2018-09-08 13:11:48
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Ah! Thanks for the reply!
I'll do that then!
On Sat 8 Sep, 2018, 6:28 PM Neal Gompa, <ngompa13@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:49 AM Abhiram Kuchibhotla
> <axeld@fedoraproject.org> 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_Mo=
dules
>
> Instead, you should work with the Fedora kernel maintainers to figure
> out what's needed to make it work upstream.
>
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Ah! Thanks for the reply! <div>I'll do that then! <br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat 8 Sep, 2018, 6:28 PM Neal Gompa, <<a \
href="mailto:ngompa13@gmail.com">ngompa13@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:49 AM \
Abhiram Kuchibhotla<br> <<a href="mailto:axeld@fedoraproject.org" \
target="_blank">axeld@fedoraproject.org</a>> wrote:<br> ><br>
> Hi all,<br>
> 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.<br> > After \
looking around, I came across this tutorial that mentioned this github page.<br> \
><br> > The driver installation worked, and the device runs.<br>
><br>
> 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.<br> ><br>
> Could someone please help me out?<br>
<br>
kmod packages are not permitted in Fedora, in any form:<br>
<a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#No_External_Kernel_Modules" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#No_External_Kernel_Modules</a><br>
<br>
Instead, you should work with the Fedora kernel maintainers to figure<br>
out what's needed to make it work upstream.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
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