Re: please put not all into multiarch!

[Mark Allums <mark@allums.com>]

On 10/23/2012 4:43 PM, John Hasler wrote:
> Mark Allums wrote:
> > Debian devs regard the nvidia closed source drivers anathems.
>
> I wrote:
> > They don't regard them as "anathema".
>
> > They certainly *do* regard them as anathema, as they do all
> > closed-source and non-free software.
>
> False.  I am a Debian dev.  I do not regard closed-source as anathema.
> I do consider it the sole responsibility of whoever controls the source.
> I am not going to help you fix it even if I can figure out how without
> source (unless you pay me) if I cannot publish the fixed version.  Ask
> the guy you bought it from.  He clearly wants to be the only one able to
> fix it.

Don't assume when I generalize that I am too stupid to realize that 
there might be exceptions.  However, there are plenty of devs who do 
feel that way, enough to validly characterize one type of dev that way, 
a type that is not at all uncommon, and even typical.  I would guess the 
number of such would be at least half based on what I see when I read 
lists, read IRC, read bug reports.  They're everywhere.

I am glad you are more moderate.  How do you stand on device firmware?