I dont think _this_ thread is the cause for Bens perception, rather
those
threads which _started_ with these mails (and others):
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/04/msg00407.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/08/msg00100.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/09/msg00139.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/11/msg00164.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2006/11/msg00137.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2007/01/msg00012.html
*sigh*
And to repeat what not only I've said before: various debian people
(whether
they are part of the installer team or not) care about powerpc, are
happy
about patches and run it daily on their main machines.
And to repeat what also has been said before: the ongoing flamewars
probably
hurt the powerpc port more than anything else. I switched my focus
mostly
over to powerpc on debian-edu (instead of debian-installer) cause
I'm sick of
these flamewars. But I'm also sick to hear that debian (or the
debian-installer team) wants the powerpc port to die or that it's dead
already (so I sometimes take a stand in this dispute). FUD as its
best.