On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:01:01 +0200 Dirk <noi...@gmx.net> wrote: > Thorny wrote: > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:22:59 +0200, Dirk posted: > > > >> Randy Kramer wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 14 April 2009 05:49:48 am Dirk wrote: > >>>> some true asshole decreased linux' value as an alternative to windows > >>>> by making hal a dependency(!) of xorg now... > >>> Just for clarification, is this in Debian stable or test? > >>> > >>> Randy Kramer > >> unstable.. if it was already in stable i wouldn't bother complaining here > >> because it would be too late... > > > > Well, complaining here will probably not do much for you either, even > > though you have now identified your version. You might want to try a > > developers list rather than a users one. Of course, they might not like > > the way you explain your complaint. > > > > > > > > well this post was a complaint wrapped in a howto for avoiding hal > because i thought that was important... > > but i posted in debia...@lists.debian.org too.. just for the case the > package maintainers don't know what they do when they compile xorg with > an installed hal-devel... > >
They know exactly what they do, and it's been in experimental for testing for a long time now. The whole idea is to allow hot plugging devices such as mice, printers etc. If you look in /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/ there are even quite a lot of rules already set up. for most cases and people it is now possible to run X with a (nearly) empty xorg.conf and things just work. and as you mentioned it is still possible to disable it -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
