On Tue 21 May 2019 at 14:05:01 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 21 May 2019 11:41:00 am Curt wrote: > > On 2019-05-21, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > > This to me is a bug that needs fixed. No sense in denying someone > > > using > > > > There are already oldenbugs flurrying around the question, Gene. > > > > Here's one from 2012: > > > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=667616 > > > > tags 667616 + wontfix > > > > Arthur Magill, le Thu 05 Apr 2012 13:10:27 +0200, a écrit : > > > Can brltty be convinced not to grab this connection? > > > > It could, but we don't want to, as it would break brltty for people > > who use the braille devices with chips using that ID, making the > > computer completely unusable for them, really not a good thing. > > > > writes Monsieur THIBAULT > > > > > braile facilities being denied the use of such adapters. Thats > > > discriminatory. And its a bug that could potentially generate a > > > lawsuit. So I'm going to add the debian-user list to the CC: Maybe > > > someone else with more experience at navigating their way thru > > > bugzilla can do it based on what I've written here. > > > > We are positively discriminating in favor of the blind. > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Then perhaps the better question is why was it running on a new stretch > install? I think it probably could be fixed to keep both camps happy.
Why not use aptitude why to find out. Are you running a DE? Or are you installing Suggests perhaps? Cheers, David.
