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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] dev-libs/libusbx:1 the default provider for virtual/libusb:1 (for ~arch)
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 21:57:34
Message-Id: 201205301756.24083.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] dev-libs/libusbx:1 the default provider for virtual/libusb:1 (for ~arch) by Peter Stuge
1 On Wednesday 30 May 2012 17:41:18 Peter Stuge wrote:
2 > Mike Frysinger wrote:
3 > > > Fedora rawhide and ArchLinux switched to libusbx and followed
4 > > > suit in our virtual/libusb:1.
5 > >
6 > > sad that we can't get these things merged. maybe we need to
7 > > convince dsd to hand over the reigns ?
8 >
9 > It seems that some don't know that dsd made me co-maintainer in
10 > libusb some months after he created the 1.0.8 release.
11 >
12 > I've been working hard on libusb since before 1.0.8. I joined libusb
13 > in 2004 and was already asked by Johannes (the 0.1 author) to be
14 > maintainer in 2007, but declined.
15 >
16 > The fork is a long story. I commented in the Arch ticket for their
17 > switch, and the libusbx lead maintainer replied there today. I also
18 > had a chat with Samuli and marienz@g.o on IRC about keeping libusb
19 > as the default provider for virtual/libusb:1.
20 >
21 > I'm working on a blog post with what I think are some key facts for
22 > everyone with an interest in the libusb API. The fork is, like the
23 > libusb-1.0.9 release, a month old, and of course there was a sudden
24 > surge in activity when Hans (Fedora libusb package maintainer and
25 > now libusbx maintainer) blogged about the fork, which I wasn't quite
26 > prepared for. Hold on, more information coming shortly.
27
28 thanks!
29 -mike

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