Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add freefall.

[Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>]

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:09:06 +0100
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <tobias.geerinckx.rice@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 16/03/2016, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
>  [...]  
> 
> (Disclaimer of sorts: I wrote that package as well, a long time ago.
> For the same machine I'm hoping to migrate to Guix soon.)
> 
> Yes please! Since the main purpose of this package is peace of mind, I
> consider it worth patching.
> 
> In my very scientific tests of pretend-dropping my laptop and watching
> the HDD LED, the default seemed needlessly short. I've seen expensive
> things bounce about for much longer...
> 
> Should I add a separate .patch file for this, or just do it inline like Nix?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> T G-R
> 

I personally prefer inline as long as it isn't too big/hard. In my
unscientific understanding of it, it allows people who don't use substitutes
to be more self-reliant.

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