Re: X11 without HAL: "DontZap" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf doesn't work anymore
* Dirk <noisyb@gmx.net> [2009 Jul 15 17:41 -0500]:
> it's not just a package... it's an indicator for debian losing touch
> with it's main user base: people who dont want all that stuff Ubuntu
> offers, especially annoyingly, interfering junk like HAL...
I didn't know that was the focus. I thought the focus is a universal
operating system built around Free Software with a social contract to
assure the computing freedom of its user base. HAL *is* Free Software,
is it not?
I actually like HAL as it has relieved me of a great deal of tedium.
That said, I'm sure there are corner cases where it can be a pain. It
does seem as though there is a strong sentiment against HAL from
several users. You might contact the Xorg developers and ask nicely
for them to remove the dependency.
> i bet it wont even matter anymore if i compile X11 myself, huh?
I doubt it, as HAL is part of the Free Desktop Project, as I recall,
that Xorg is also a part of so it makes sense that X11 would take
advantage of HAL.
> debian should really have waited until HAL was obsoleted by
> something better like devicekit...
OTOH, XFree86 is still out there which I'll bet doesn't use HAL.
- Nate >>
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