Bug#663006: Why libnfc over The Linux NFC Subsystem ?
Hi!
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:28:53PM +0100, Oxan van Leeuwen wrote:
> That is only true assuming that libnfc will eventually completely
> disappear. Especially given the response from upstream (see Thomas'
> mail), I doubt that will happen. libnfc has some more features which
> probably won't ever make it to the kernel (mfoc has already been
> mentioned). There is also the possibility of writing a libnfc driver
> that uses the kernel module, so that they can exist (and be used)
> together.
>
> Even if it will be completely replaced by the NFC subsystem, I think
> the benefits of having a complete NFC stack in wheezy outweighs the
> drawback of having a migration later on. Packages have been removed
> and superseded since the earliest Debian releases, and when there is
> a (better) alternative available, that shouldn't cause much
> problems.
I agree but I sincerely hope that we'll not have multiple stacks around
forever with each stack containing their own set of bugs. That would
be tragic.
--
Andreas Henriksson
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