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Date:      Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:23:43 -0700
From:      Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net>
To:        x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: XFree86-4.4.0 anytime soon??
Message-ID:  <200403141214.01254.kgunders@teamcool.net>
In-Reply-To: <1079288301.33543.15.camel@morbo.internal.lan.internal.lan>
References:  <200403141052.15211.kgunders@teamcool.net> <1079288301.33543.15.camel@morbo.internal.lan.internal.lan>

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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



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