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[#]: subject: (Debian’s Decision to Drop Old Drivers has Upset Vintage Hardware Users)
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[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/debian-dropping-old-drivers/)
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[#]: author: (Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/)
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Debian’s Decision to Drop Old Drivers has Upset Vintage Hardware Users
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It is always a tough decision to drop support for older hardware for the latest Linux distribution releases. Just like [Ubuntu decided to drop support for 32-bit systems][1], Debian’s X Strike Force (XFS) team decided to drop a list of input and video drivers.
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### Debian is considering to drop support for really old hardware
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In case you didn’t know, the XFS team is responsible for maintaining packages the [X Window System][3] in [Debian][4]. And, the list of drivers that [they want to remove][5] are:
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* xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
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* xserver-xorg-input-elographics
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* xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
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* xserver-xorg-input-mutouch
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* xserver-xorg-input-void
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* server-xorg-video-ast
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* xserver-xorg-video-mach64
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* xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
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* xserver-xorg-video-r128
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* xserver-xorg-video-savage
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* xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
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* xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
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* xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
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* xserver-xorg-video-trident
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So, Mach 64, [ATI Rage R128][6], Savage, Silicon Motion, SiS, Trident, and NeoMagic are some of the graphics chipsets that would be affected. The reason (as stated by them) to drop these drivers is:
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> They are either unmaintained upstream or provide no value to the distribution.
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Now, that could make sense, if the packages are no longer maintained. But, upstream some of these X.org drivers are still **maintained** even if there are no frequent updates to them. For instance, in 2018, a [new display driver update was released for the ATI RAGE 128][7], as reported by Phoronix.
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### Vintage hardware owners are going to be upset
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Obviously, the vintage hardware users aren’t quite happy with the decision because a handful of people still own (or actively use) old hardware i.e. around 20 years older.
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From the original list of drivers mentioned in the [bug report][5], **Geode display driver** was initially decided to be removed but wasn’t dropped.
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It was also reported that the “**xserver-xorg-video-r128**” driver is required for older Apple hardware (iMac). And, a user reported about the missing video driver on his iMac.
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For most of the users, this decision may not actually affect any “production” systems because I don’t think anyone is probably going to utilize 20-year old hardware for commercial purposes.
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The hobbyists and collectors who like to preserve older tech are surely going to be impacted by this decision.
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### Wrapping Up
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In my opinion, dropping the support for incredibly dated hardware is not entirely a bad move.
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But, if there is a demand for the support of vintage hardware, the fair share of users who want the drivers to be added in Debian should help maintain those packages. If not, I don’t think it won’t be a wise choice to have an unmaintained piece of code in Debian.
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What do you think about this? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!
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via: https://itsfoss.com/debian-dropping-old-drivers/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-drops-32-bit-desktop/
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[2]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/debian-bug-report-driver-drop.jpg?ssl=1
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[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System
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[4]: https://www.debian.org/
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[5]: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=955603
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[6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Rage_series
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[7]: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ATI-RAGE-128-DDX-6.11.0
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