wishlist for TCL16

[GNUser]

Hi curaga. If possible, here are 3 features I think would be nice to have in TCL16:

* remove the useless /linuxrc symlink
* implement /usr merge
* turn on support for wifi usb adapters with rt53XX and rt55XX chipsets, which have been working great with the in-kernel rt2800usb driver for years

For third item, the kernel config options are CONFIG_RT2800USB_RT53XX and CONFIG_RT2800USB_RT55XX

[curaga]

I don't really deal with the first two much anymore, that'd be Juanito's alley. For wifi modules, are they still marked experimental? Generally we follow that mark.

[Juanito]

I’d prefer to continue using /usr for everything in the base and /usr/local for extensions.

[GNUser]

Hi curaga. I'm not sure if still marked "experimental" today. But I and others have tested these chipsets and they among the few that are stable enough on linux to recommend without reservations. The driver is already provided by wireless-KERNEL.tcz. Only users trying to use these chipsets would be affected if these config options were enabled.

Hi Juanito. Absolutely. That's not what /usr merge is about. The merge is about:

* eliminating /bin (which becomes a symlink to /usr/bin)
* eliminating /lib (which becomes a symlink to /usr/lib)
* eliminating /sbin (which becomes a symlink to /usr/sbin)

/usr/local and everything under it would be unaffected.

/usr merge simplifies the file system, leads to fewer broken absolute paths (for example, an application can look for either /bin/foo or /usr/bin/foo and both would work) and would increase compatibility between applications and TCL in the long run.

All that being said, TCL is already the best distro as-is. This would be a minor upgrade.

[GNUser]

Juanito, if /usr merge feels like too radical a change, then please disregard. One of TCL's strengths is that it is conservative and avoids big changes.

[curaga]

Okay, if you've tested those drivers, they can be enabled.

[GNUser]

Okay, if you've tested those drivers...

I have tested them and they work great.

...they can be enabled.

Many thanks! It will remove a long-standing rock in my shoe (recompiling this kernel module with each TCL release).