[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#448115: alsa-driver: NEWS.Debian entry about /usr/sbin/alsa is confusing and useles

[Raphael Hertzog]

Package: alsa-driver
Version: 1.0.15-1
Severity: normal

I just got the latest NEWS.Debian entry through apt-listchanges.
---
  /etc/init.d/alsa is now stored as script in /usr/sbin:

    # /usr/sbin/alsa {unload|reload|force-unload|force-reload|suspend|resume}

  This script isn't used in any rc?.d sequence.  It doesn't conform to
  http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html section 9.3.2,
  which prescribes {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}.
---

When I read this, I wonder... so what's the problem ? is there something I
should do to keep my sound setup working ? If not, why do they tell me that ?

So I looked further in the changelog and saw:
   * Install obsolete alsa init-script to /usr/sbin and put a relevant
     note in NEWS.Debian. (closes: #447539)

Is it really obsolete ? If yes, why do you keep it in the package ?

And why bother the admin with the move of an obsolete script ?

Please either remove that NEWS.Debian entry or reword it to explain
clearly what problems this move might cause and what actions I should
take.

Cheers,

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash