[arch-dev-public] xorg moved, nvidia legacy driver issues

[Tobias Powalowski]

Am Sonntag 01 November 2009 schrieb Pierre Schmitz:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:02:54 +0100, Dieter Plaetinck <dieter at plaetinck.be>
> 
> wrote:
> > On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:17:48 +0100
> >
> > Andreas Radke <a.radke at arcor.de> wrote:
> >> Am Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:27:52 +0100
> >>
> >> schrieb Andrea Scarpino <andrea at archlinux.org>:
> >> > On 31/10/2009, Tobias Powalowski <t.powa at gmx.de> wrote:
> >> > > Hi guys,
> >> > > Since xorg has moved to extra repository,
> >> > > we will have broken nvidia legacy drivers:
> 
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=139388&highlight=x.org
> 
> >> > > We will see how fast new fixed legacy drivers will be released, if
> >> > > ever.
> >> > >
> >> > > As alternatives, you can use nouveau, nv or vesa drivers instead.
> >> > > Negative effect, you lose 3D functionality,
> >> > > but you gain a none tainted system ;)
> >> >
> >> > Why you didn't write an announcement for this?
> >>
> >> Because we didn't know this for sure. There wasn't any bug report
> >> left. And I'm totally against holding back anything because of closed
> >> stuff.
> >>
> >> -Andy
> >
> > crap.
> > i totally missed this mail.
> > i suggest to put a newsitem about this on the frontpage. better late
> > then never.
> >
> > Dieter
> 
> What about adding the legacy drivers to xorg-servers conflict array and
> remove them from the repo?
> 
Shouldn't we gave them(nvidia) some time to fix this before removing it from 
the repo?
Just a thought.
greetings
tpowa
-- 
Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org
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