Comment 1 for bug 288743

This should not be a problem as far as I see. Someone who knows how the OpenAFS module is built could easily write the necessary dkms.conf file (using an existing file as template,e.g. from the nvidia or virtualbox modules).
I've so far always used module-assistant and don't know how to build the module by hand.

As building kernel modules is a major mystery for new users, I strongly support moving as many modules as possible to an automatic build system.