[gentoo-user] Re: How to configure thochpad sensitivity (using hal)?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2010-11-15, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
>
>> Whether Xorg uses HAL or not is controlled by a USE flag isn't it? So
>> upstream choses the defaults for USE flags?
>
> No, upstream chooses the default config out of the box.
>
> Gentoo does what Gentoo has to do to replicate that config.

OK. (To me that means that upstream does choose the defaults for USE
flags, but that may just be semantics).

> Gentoo needs a very good reason to change upstream default behaviour,
> along the lines of extreme brokenness.

There are those of us that might think HAL meets that criteria, but
that's pretty much moot at this point. :)

Looking forward to a HAL-free system...

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