----- Forwarded message from Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> ----- X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter4-v.gandi.net From: Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> To: cristian paul peñaranda rojas <p...@kristianpaul.org> Subject: Re: [Gnewsense-dev] New base for gNewSense 3
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:08:54 -0500 cristian paul peñaranda rojas <p...@kristianpaul.org> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 04:19:58PM +1030, Karl Goetz wrote: > > Hi all, Was your reply supposed to be off list? If not feel free to reply this back to the list. > > (CCing Robert, since I feel this is important to the work he has > > done). > > > > After producing a lot of hot air [0] recently, I've decided to send > > this email. > > > > gNewSense 3 will be rebased from the current Debian stable, to > > Debian testing, as soon as it is frozen by the Debian release > > managers. Members of our community [1] have provided a huge amount > > of work towards gNewSense, but based on Debian stable. > > Great move, mirroring it right now :) Where 'it' means testing i assume :) > > I have decided that the number (and variety) of backports has > > caused a number of issues for package maintenance, and this > > outweighs the delta we worry about when dealing with Debian. > > > > The next Debian release is still in 'development mode', so (as a > > distro) it is quite open to accepting patches. Now is the time for > > us to file bugs and submit patches that we feel affect a gNS based > > on squeeze (Debian testing), and to try and get them fixed. > > > > What do you know about posible separate blobs in linux kernel for > queeze? No. I'm going to be relying on linux-libre to a large degree. I haven't decided if we'll deblob a debian kernel and ship it (my preference), or use a debianised linux-libre from lxo. kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group ----- End forwarded message -----
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