[Nix-dev] SVN commit: nix - r31502 - in nixos/trunk/modules: . hardware

Arie Middelkoop amiddelk at gmail.com
Tue Feb 7 10:23:53 CET 2012


On 12-01-12 20:57, Eelco Dolstra wrote:
> P.S. I suggested to Arie that we should use the Debian firmware packages
> in NixOS, since they've done the hard work of gathering all these
> firmwares and keeping them up to date.

This list is now in:
 > pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/firmware-linux-nonfree/default.nix

I'd suggest that firmware packages for specific devices just copy their 
files out of this package. Then only this package needs to be 
maintained, and you then still end up with only the firmware of the 
device in question.

Arie


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