[Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#588839: pv-grub removed ?

[Thomas Goirand]

----- Original message -----
> 2010/10/1 Thomas Goirand <thomas at goirand.fr>:
> > Bastian, if the RT says no, is there a way to convince you to reverse
> > your decision, and have pv-grub back in the binary package?
> > 
> > Also, I currently don't know if you re-enabled the blktap2 package in
> > your last release, and if I can re-enable it in my xen-qemu-dm package
> > again. You removed it without telling anyone, you said you would
> > re-enable it, but so far, I don't know the status.
> 
> Well, I know nobody will care about it, but I always used debian for
> my xen servers and I always been happy with it.
> Unfortunately, due to the lack of pv-grub and blktap2 I'm seriously
> starting to look around for alternatives.
> I know at least 3 peoples with my very same needs and It's really a
> pity because we had always been very satisfied with xen on debian.
> Please consider enabling at least blktap2.
> 
> Niccolò

Remember Debian dedicarion to freeness and open
things. It's not right to tell Bastian he isn't
doing some good: he is just complying with the way
Debian does a free (as Freedom) operating system.

The issue with blktap2 was the use of openssl which
is incompatible with the GPL licence. This has
normaly been solved upstream since 4.0.1, but I
don't know the status in Debian (I didn't check).

We have to wait for his answer about pv-grub...

Thomas