Re: X Strike Force X.Org X11 SVN commit: r2912 - in branches/7.1/xserver/xorg-server/debian: . patches
On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 01:06:13PM +0000, David Nusinow wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 12:27:26PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > (which is why I pushed it upstream too).
> >
> > Indeed, without any prior discussion.
>
> I didn't realize I needed to ask for permission for such things. If the
> -ignoreABI option didn't already exist, I wouldn't have done so. I didn't
> really add anything new, I just provided a new way to get at it. I hate the
> binary drivers too, but they're still a reality and our users still demand
> the ability to use them.
Also, if you want to remove it from upstream, go ahead, but I'd like to
discuss it first. I don't really love the option myself, but it'll very
likely be a patch that we have to carry around for a while in Debian if it
doesn't go upstream.
- David Nusinow
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