Re: ARMHF - Mediaplayer software?
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 01:02:17AM +0100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> it's not abuse: i'm asking - reasonably i believe - that discussion
> of a device which has nothing to do with debian-arm software not be
> discussed on debian-arm [and using strong words to emphasise that].
>
> is that an unreasonable request, steve?
Can debian armel not run on the pi? I don't see why it couldn't.
armel is part of this list.
> would you be willing to help out here in a positive way by helping to
> assess whether there should be a list named e.g.
> raspbian@lists.debian.org?
Why? arm, armel, armeb and armhf have all worked on this list so far.
> or - and this is an important consideration for debian - would such a
> move be seen as endorsement of insidious proprietary practices and the
> endorsement by the debian community of software patents and
> endorsement of the practice of forcing people to choose between
> "purchase of non-free software" and "not having the functionality they
> thought they were paying for"?
I am sure plenty of x86 machines have those issues too, but that doesn't
stop people from being allowed to discuss such machines running Debian.
Personally I consider the pi a useless device to me. I have a number of
armv7 devices though and will probably get more when I see interesting
ones.
Had the pi existed when armhf started, it is possible the choice to only
support armv7 as a base would have turned out differently. But since it
didn't, and the choice was made to support armv7+ only, then the raspian
unofficial port got started. A number of us gave advice on how to go
about getting armhf rebuilt for the pi, because we are nice people,
even if we don't personally have any interest in using the pi.
--
Len Sorensen
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