Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:40:43 -0300 From: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixmania@gmail.com> To: stevefranks@ieee.org Cc: FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: port ezload (linux: fxload) unmaintained? Message-ID: <e71790db0807300540j394f60c4ubefc2efc8705eeae@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90807281609l5f46cf4co43fce56c8a3e41ea@mail.gmail.com> References: <539c60b90807281609l5f46cf4co43fce56c8a3e41ea@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Steve Franks <stevefranks@ieee.org> wrote:
> I proposed some changes to ezload in march. I've not heard from the
> maintainer or author, and the download site is offline today.
It is up an running now:
http://proj.bpsw.biz/ezload/
http://proj.bpsw.biz/ezload/downloads/
> ezload is important because it loads firmware on usb devices, many of
> which are fairly common. unfortunately, support for newer (< 3-4
> years old) devices still has not been added.
>
> The linux people use something called fxload instead, which supports
> the new devices, but is pretty much identical functionally.
>
> A one line change to the source will support the new devices (at least
> those I possess).
>
> What should one do in this situation?
Did you submit a PR? If the port maintainer and program author are
missing then I suggest you to take the torch.
--
If you think things can't get worse it's probably only
because you lack sufficient imagination.
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