Bug#880122: Bug#939798: floppy support in d-i
On 11/3/19 11:19 PM, Holger Wansing wrote:
>> Since no new arguments (pro or contra floppy support in d-i) were given, I
>> suppose it looks like we will keep the status quo and therefore close the
>> related bugs.
>
> To get this to an end, I will:
>
> - simplify related templates, to remove the mention of "floppy support" from
> dialogs, as mentioned in the proposed patches in
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=880122#5
> and
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939799#5;
> - but keep the code unchanged, so that floppy support is still available for
> those, who still need/use it.
>
> This should minimize the chance, that people get irritated/frustrated by
> reading of "floppy support in 2020", but keep the possibility to use floppy
> capabilities if needed.
>
> I think this is a good compromise, which should satisfy all.
I disagree. It's a really weak argument. Are you really saying that people
are getting frustrated because they are reading the word "floppy"? That
doesn't make any sense at all.
I would understand the argument that the code would create additional maintenance
burden but that's not the case, so it seems we are fabricating arguments here
just to justify some sort of change.
Please do not remove documentation if a feature is still there just for the
sake of making a change. And if some people are offended by the word "floppy",
so be it.
Debian is supposed to be a universal system and that includes universal
hardware support.
Thanks,
Adrian
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