Let's put things into perspective: The current changes involved in transitioning from amd 2.7.7.7 to geode 2.8.0 are minimal. The only thing to audit is simple driver rename and whitespace cleanups. The only thing to change in an xorg.conf (if someone is using a static config) is to change the driver to "geode" (although a symbolic link that activates alternate driver startup code also exists as a transitional measure) . Using dynamic X configuration (no xorg.conf) will work regardless.
This is an easy transition for the users and it finally transitions the whole LTSP community to the new name, also ending Launchpad confusion for users reporting a bug on an ATI chipset and falsely assuming that the -amd driver is a catch-all for former ATI products. However, 2.9.0 will replace the reliance on the BIOS environment for DDC with code that uses X.org libDDC. Transitioning from 2.7.7.7 to 2.9.0 would involve the above simple steps, plus auditing a messy combination of whitespace cleanup and actual code changes. Auditing a simple driver rename and whitespace cleanup now, plus transiting a whole LTSP community to a driver they can identify with, provides ample benefits and it will save everyone a lot of trouble later. -- please sync xserver-xorg-video-geode (main) from Debian (main) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/211385 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
