[LAU] Linux 3.2.0-rt Kernels on Debian Repos!

[david]

On 02/24/2012 09:15 PM, hermann wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 24.02.2012, 20:22 -1000 schrieb david:
>> On 02/24/2012 08:10 PM, hermann wrote:
>>> Am Samstag, den 25.02.2012, 06:19 +0100 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
>>>> For what reason the nv driver is dropped right now?
>>>>
>>>> - Ralf
>>>
>>> The answer is simpler the you suspect:
>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=612189
>>
>> Simply put it this way: Something that doesn't get maintained (probably
>> because the egos of the developers aren't stroked so much doing
>> maintenance than developing something new) STILL SHOULDN'T BE REMOVED
>> WHEN IT'S THE ONLY OPTION THAT WORKS.
>>
>> Bah.
>
> That's the wrong conclusion. Maybe it strikes you hard, I understand
> that, but don't forget that all work in debian is done for free, every
> one do what he think is necessary.

Yah, that's the big weakness of FLOSS: only doing what some individual 
might think is necessary (programmer scratching his or her own itches). 
I think FLOSS audio is bitten by that problem a lot.

> Also note please that nor the nv driver or the nouveau driver are
> developed by debian, they are part of Xorg/Xf86, so also your conclusion
> over the egos of the debian "workers" is wrong.

Same egotism problem, just different organization.

> Again, if you wish to see this package back in debian, offer your work
> for free and just do it. or, try to find someone how do it for you.
> Or select a distribution, witch offer this package to you.
>
> A un-maintained package can't be a part of the distribution. It makes no
> mater if it is the only working solution (for you), or not.

What about packages that simply keep on working, require no maintenance, 
etc? Do they get booted because they WORK without any changes? Like the 
rhyme dictionary package did?

-- 
David
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