[ubuntu-x] Fwd: Wacom tablets, TabletPC and Xorg support for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)

[Bryce Harrington]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 01:26:32AM +0100, Lo?c Martin wrote:
> Bryce Harrington wrote :
> >> P.S: Bryce, for the 0.8.1.6 SRU in Intrepid do you still want me to
> >> start the process, or is there a way we'll get some 0.8.1.6 packages to
> >> get some tests before?
> > 
> > In general, the release team prefers to see SRUs of individual patches
> > rather than entire packages.  Requests for the latter are almost always
> > rejected.  I asked about if that would hold true in this particular case
> > but didn't get an answer, so have to assume it would.
> > 
> > Since that's pretty time consuming, and since I'm going to be gone the
> > next several weeks (Ubuntu OEM on-site, UDS, and interspersed holidays),
> > unless you know of specific patches we need to have, maybe it'd be
> > easiest if you just put in a ubuntu-backports request for this one.
> 
> I've verified backported packages from Jaunty build nicely in Intrepid,
> and checked they work for the amd64 version.
> I've opened a backport request at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/intrepid-backports/+bug/309531 and attached
> the packages for i386 and amd64, hopefully when there'll be more success
> reports they can be included in the backport repository.

Excellent, thanks.

Btw, I've updated Alberto's wacom config tool spec a bit.  If you have a
chance it would be good to have your review as well:

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Blueprints/WacomTabletsUi

Bryce