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On Mon October 12 2009, Anders Andersson wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > On Mon October 12 2009, Matthew Leverton wrote:
> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Paul Suntsov
> >>
> >> <siegelords_abode@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > I think the best solution is just wait it out, the new Ubuntu is
> >> > coming out in 2 weeks and it will have the never version of it. Won't
> >> > solve the issue for the LTS people, but I'm sure those have knowingly
> >> > traded in newness for long term support.
> >>
> >> On the contrary. I'm sure they haven't expected Allegro to not compile
> >> on Ubuntu. The best solution is to get it to work, as the incompatible
> >> part that Allegro uses is trivial to the point of being useless for
> >> most users.
> >
> > Half of all ubuntu users probably uninstall pulseaudio because it is
> > broken to the point of being useless for most users.
>
> Sure, those who can will uninstall PA. But I think Ubuntu also brings
> in some people who aren't techy enough to do that.
>
> I think Allegro should work on Ubuntu LTS and latest Ubuntu. Just to
> be on the safe side.
> The next LTS seems to be scheduled at Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx.
I don't see a problem with supporting the NEXT LTS, but this one is a lost
cause imo. But I wouldn't reject a properly implemented work-around.
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