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Re: Bug#493925: binary firmware in drivers/char/drm/mga_ucode.h



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On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 04:52:21PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 03:42:09PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 03:02:43PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
>> >On Thu, 04 Sep 2008, Robert Millan wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:14:28PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
>> >> > severity 493925 wishlist
>> >> > stop
>> >> 
>> >> I don't want to play BTS ping-pong, but this severity change is 
>> >> not right. Would you please revert it?
>> >
>> >if it would.
>> > 
>> >> > as always stupid Debian wolf crying - disconnected from upstream 
>> >> > work. checkout 2.6.27-rcX they already ported several drivers to 
>> >> > request_firmware and if you *had* checked out linux-next you 
>> >> > would see that even more is in the pipe. 2.6.26 is not the right 
>> >> > cut off.
>> >> 
>> >> Isn't .26 the version that will be used for lenny?
>> >
>> >sure but as always these firmware guys only come creeping out of 
>> >there cages too late.
>> 
>> So bug severity is based on timing now?
>
>great take things out of context.
>
>2.6.26 is released and 2.6.27 merge window is over.
>for any one wanting to work on this issue the tree is open for 2.6.28,
>checkout linux-next for missing request_firmware() drivers.

This is Debian BTS, not upstream.

Yes, I know that Debian kernel team has a policy of not diverting too 
far from mainline upstream source, but that does not excuse lowering 
severity of bugs.

A bug is a bug even if it can't/won't get fixed.


  - Jonas

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