I apologize for using harsh language. But you must understand there is limited time I can give to this issue, and I used it by recompiling the package. Personally I have no problem compiling a new xserver every few months. When I find time, and if it has not been done already, I'll submit the patch upstream.
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:47:11 +0200 Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > Panayiotis Karabassis <pan...@gmail.com> (20/09/2011): > > So, let's get this straight: > > 1) Your users have a found a critical bug with your package. > > 2) Your users invested a great deal of time and work in tracking down > > the bug, and fixing it, what YOU should be doing. > > 3) Your users have supplied you with a working patch, and built a > > working package, which you only have to review and upload. > > > > But YOU would rather leave a great deal of your users (and actually > > users who are using a Free computer) without an Xserver. So that you > > don't have to type the command 'rm 01_mips-sarea.diff' sometime in the > > future. > > > > Great work and great sense of responsibility. Keep it up. > > > > P.S. From what I understand from previous messages, the patch has > > already been submitted upstream. But isn't that your job TOO? Otherwise > > what's the point of the BTS or even a distribution? > > What we try to do is simple: do the right thing. The right thing to do > in the FLOSS world is to share patches. The simplest way to do that is > forward patches upstream. Upstream who knows what patch to merge, > reject, rework, etc., possibly giving advice when needed. > > We've tried to explain what to do to get things done. Now, if you want > to get that patch merged, you know the next step. Asking other users > what they think won't really help getting a patch merged upstream. > > Mraw, > KiBi. -- Best regards, Panayiotis Karabassis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org