[U-Boot] http client?

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Robin Getz,

In message <200907211400.21275.rgetz at blackfin.uclinux.org> you wrote:
> 
> > I know there have been discussions about adding wget to U-Boot, which
> > I agree is not something that is worthwhile to do.

I am not so sure about that, but that's just my opinion.

> > http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2006-March/013697.html
> > but a simple client would be helpful in many situations.

There is such in IBM's port  of  U-Boot  for  the  Blue  Gene  super-
computer, and Volkmar Uhlig promised to submit patches. But so far he
didn't.

> > If a port of the redboot functionality is done - any thoughts on if it would 
> > be accepted?

Well, you are aware that such a thing would need a TCP/IP stack, which
is far beyond what we currently have in U-Boot support?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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