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  1. Bug #428884
  2. Comment #77

Comment 77 for bug 428884

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Reinhard Tartler (siretart) wrote : Re: [Bug 428884] Re: gnome-screensaver-command --poke no longer inhibits screensaver

ArbitraryConstant <email address hidden> writes:

> Remi, the PPA that was posted above worked until it was superseded by a
> security update.

As stated in an earlier comment, the patch in that package was just
wrong and nobody cared to correct that patch so far.

> It's disingenuous to say this would force the Gnome guys away from
> upstream when this is a small patch against a released version. The
> 9.10 branch is going to be limited to maintenance patches until it's
> end-of-lifed not too long from now.

please watch your tone against an very active vlc upstream contributor.

> It's an ugly workaround, but if Ubuntu can't tolerate the occasional
> ugly workaround for the sake of users, it's time to mark bug #1 as
> "WONTFIX".

cf. http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct

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