Standing FF exception for nouveau-kernel-source, xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
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nouveau-kernel-source (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nouveau-
I'd like to request a standing feature-freeze exception for the two nouveau packages for Jaunty: the DDX package xserver-
The nouveau drivers are currently experimental, and haven't seen a formal release. While Red Hat is paying darktama to work on them full time, and will be attempting to switch the default nvidia driver from nv to nouveau either in Fedora 11 or 12, the code is still undergoing a fair bit of flux. As such, the best way to help users and upstream is for the Ubuntu packages to follow upstream git fairly closely.
As the nouveau drivers were not included in Intrepid, and these packages are only used by people explicitly choosing to test nouveau, the risk of regressions is low.
I'd ask for bryce/tjaltoon input here to better weigh this request.