Bug#420697: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#420697: hal-info: Description not very helpful

[Erich Schubert]

Hi,
> The hal-info package contains various device information files (also
> known as .fdi files) for the hal package.

What is a device information file good for?
I don't have them installed, do I need them?

best regards,
Erich Schubert
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