Bug#515214: Please do not depend on HAL, or provide an alternative xserver-xorg package
Hi,
Given that HAL is not strictly needed to run X and given that it pulls
in a metric ton of crap that just doesn't behave [1], it's unfit for
xserver-xorg to Depends: HAL.
Please demote this dependency to a Recommends, or, if it can't be done
due to upgrade concerns, please provide an alternative
xserver-xorg-nohal package.
JB.
[1] I'm concerned this can lead to a number of interesting issues on
HAL-free systems where HAL & friends will just override whatever
policy was set by the admin before they were installed.
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