> Am Samstag, den 25.02.2012, 13:58 +0100 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
>> On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 13:44 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 12:00 +0000,
>>>
linux-audio-user-request@lists.linuxaudio.org wrote:
>>>> what did you suspect here ?
>>>> Users are always welcome to give feedback, suggestions, or at least,
>>>> become a part of the project. That is what FLOSS is about. FLOSS isn't
>>>> about to present you a OS on a silver tablet, FLOSS will always force
>>>> you to make it work. It is community based. If you didn't help, the
>>>> community get a bit smaller, and a piece of work fail.
>>>>
>>>> what did you think why a developer develop Free Open Software ?
>>>> And what did you think why a debian maintainer do what he do ?
>>>> Do you believe they do it to suite there ego's ?
>>>
>>> I started the translation of Qtractor a month ago and due to issues such
>>> as pulseaudio and the dropped nv driver (and some other issues) I can't
>>> contribute, continue translating, but just fix issues, hence my only
>>> contribution could be to set up machines for users who are willing to
>>> learn, but are unable to learn all things at the same time, for their
>>> first Linux install. At least distros shouldn't do a default install
>>> with 3D effects enabled DEs and than install the nouveau driver by
>>> default if a NVIDIA graphics was detected. A 2D desktop and the vesa
>>> driver would allow beginners to get their first install working OOTB and
>>> to learn how to maintain their own machine. Btw. some distros don't
>>> install bryltty by default. Nowadays only 3D DEs count.
>>>
>>> That's a step in the wrong direction.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ralf
>>
>> PS: Some people are willing to help unpaid for social projects. They
>> contribute by giving e.g. medical help to children in the Third World.
>> It would be nice if they don't need to use Apple or Microsoft, but
>> instead could use a Linux that works OOTB. They don't contribute by
>> maintaining Linux, they don't have knowledge how to maintain a tool such
>> as a computer, but they contribute to the human race.
>>
>> Everything that goes around, comes around ;).
>>
>> It's narrow-minded to limit the cycle to Linux only.
>>
>> :p
>>
> Absolutely true, but, for that case you didn't need a linux derivation
> witch is mean as a development base. Simply select a stable branch for
> that and be done. Then, you didn't need to know anything about linux to
> use it.
> So, your points may all be true, but, they all forget the point that
> debian/sid isn't a distribution. If you like to use blending age
> software, witch is clear stated as developer version, on a outdated
> mobo, you have to count with problems.
>
> Also, I wasn't able to found a single request on any official debian
> site (bug report or wish liste) witch ask for get back the nv driver.