Bug#673424: Fwd: Bug#673424: bbswitch packaging
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On Saturday 23 March 2013 06:13 PM, Aron Xu wrote:
> I've cut off quotes as my reply does not apply to specific sentences...
>
> I agree that keeping a package simple have benefits, but I don't think
> making our life harder is a good reason to cut down such stuff. Our
> current packaging are largely based on upstream's efforts, and we have
> to agree that upstream consider both Debian and Ubuntu are important.
> We'd like to have a good relation with upstream, and actually we have
> friends who use these packages on both Debian and Ubuntu, so if we
> just cut down the compatibility stuff then we must deal with both
> Debian and Ubuntu to keep everyone happy, or we get hated.
>
> The differences between nvidia packaging isn't likely to change in a
> short time base on my understanding, so it's not neat to have a so
> long list in Depends/Recommends, and yes I agree it looks awful but we
> have no better choice to make everyone happy and keep the work load as
> less as it can be.
As much as I want and will use bumblebee, I do not agree with the
justification. Let's just disagree. :-)
You sponsor the packages bumblebee and primus so that it gets in the queue.
Thanks,
Ritesh
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Ritesh Raj Sarraf
RESEARCHUT - http://www.researchut.com
"Necessity is the mother of invention."
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