Bug#918087: About xserver-xorg-video-intel problems and non-free (withdrawal)

[hoxp18@noramail.jp]

To: 918087-maintonly@bugs.debian.org
Title: About xserver-xorg-video-intel problems and non-free (withdrawal)
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel
Version: 2:2.99.917+git20161206-1 amd64

Dear maintainers,

First, an apology for my misunderstandings.

I want to say some opinions.


1. About DMC power saving.

After I tried some measurements,
I have to say Intel's DMC firmware
does not make a significant power saving
with their desktop iGPU on GNOME.


2. About non-free package problem which I claimed.

I removed all non-free.
I removed "xserver-xorg-video-intel."
I also removed SNA and TearFree settings.
I removed contrib and non-free from sources.list
and even installed "vrms."

In short,

My GNOME = "task-gnome-desktop" - "xserver-xorg-video-intel"

and everything seems okay.

There were NO problem at all. Simply my fault.


3. My proposal about this case.

How about make current "xserver-xorg-video-intel"
virtual, empty package, which suggests
something like "xserver-xorg-video-intel-legacy",
and "xserver-xorg-video-intel-legacy" is going to be
current "xserver-xorg-video-intel" ?

Reason:

A user may suffer poor video motion quality on current
"task-gnome-desktop" and "xserver-xorg-video-intel"
combination, as a result of dependencies.

New Debian users may suffer similar situations
if "xserver-xorg-video-intel" left as it is,
even that package says,

 "The use of this driver is discouraged
  if your hw is new enough" ..

New Debian users, happen to, may not notice about it,
like me.


Again, I'm sorry about my silly report.

Thank you for reading this.

Regards.