Fwd: Re: Updating lirc to upstream

[Alec Leamas]

On 24/05/16 14:51, Alec Leamas wrote:
> [re-sending to correct list without large attachment]
>
> Hi Robie,
>
> >> So, questions: Is it policy-wise possible to update lirc in universe to
> >> 0.9.4 even though Debian is still at 0.9.0?
>
> > Yes, we can do this. Going faster than Debian is a valid reason.
> > However, that does introduce a maintenance burden, so I'd expect whoever
> > pushes ahead with lirc in Ubuntu to make a reasonable commitment about
> > future maintenance.
>
FWIW, I have added a comment to a relevant LP bug i found at [1]. At 
least, someone thinks this is important... perhaps this triggers some 
kind of action (?)


Cheers!

--alec

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lirc/+bug/1443590
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