From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 23 14:22:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5469816A4CE for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:22:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from koyukuk.teamcool.net (koyukuk.teamcool.net [208.39.216.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09C5F43D2D for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:22:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kgunders@teamcool.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.teamcool.net [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.teamcool.net (Postfix) with SMTP id DBFFA12E18 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:37:34 -0700 (MST) Received: from cochise.teamcool.net (unknown [192.168.1.57]) by koyukuk.teamcool.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76FF11279A for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:37:34 -0700 (MST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Ken Gunderson To: x11@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:23:43 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 References: <200403141052.15211.kgunders@teamcool.net> <1079288301.33543.15.camel@morbo.internal.lan.internal.lan> In-Reply-To: <1079288301.33543.15.camel@morbo.internal.lan.internal.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <200403141214.01254.kgunders@teamcool.net> X-UID: 1667 Subject: Re: XFree86-4.4.0 anytime soon?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:22:31 -0000 On Sunday 14 March 2004 11:18 am, you wrote: > On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 17:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: > > Greetings; > > > > I assumed a package as important as X this would likely be updated > > pretty quickly following major release. I know there's a 3.99 > > snap, but also open PR's. Would like to know if upgraded port will > > be coming anytime soon, or if I should just go ahead and install > > from source myself. Don't want to spend the time rolling my own > > only to find updated port released next day.... > > > > Thanks bunches for all your hard work. > > Really? I assumed a package as important as X would take more time so > as to make sure it won't break for everyone using it. > I think it'll be done when it's done. > > ns Yes, obviously one would want it to be tested thoroughly. That's a given with FreeBSD. It's not like the release is any surprise though, since release candidates 1-4 have been available for months. I've been using FreeBSD for a long time now, and perhaps made an erroneous assumption based on that history. All I was inquiring about was whether you had any estimate or projection. Last comments I was able to find in list archives led me to believe a key person was unavailable. That could have meant days, weeks, or whatever... Somebody else might be working on it and almost done, or nobody had time to even begin. Anybody's guess. Well, thanks bunches for the enlightenment. You've been very helpful. -- Best regards, Ken Gunderson GPG Key-- 9F5179FD "Freedom begins between the ears." -- Edward Abbey