Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 16:30:11 -0400 From: "Kenneth Mays" <kmays2000@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: moving to XFree86-4 Message-ID: <LAW2-F39slwJeobdw0D00003fcb@hotmail.com>
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Hi, Actually, the only thing you'd miss is the older graphic cards either no longer made on the PC platforms, not supported as far as new drivers, or not used by the mainstream of users/developers. When you have a limited amount of resources doing driver development you try to for you hardware surveys of your current base of users and try to support them first while keeping that backward compatible thing on second string. Some may disagree. Now since FreeBSD is internationally known, many users have older cards that work just fine for server environments. Other users are moving into the OpenGL development and game playing areas in which only the video cards within the past 0-5 years will do. All configuration issues aside, it would be nice to just make the effort to get ready for Xfree86 4.1.x-4.2.x and just keep 3.3.6 around for archival reasons. Is this a no-brainer?!? -ken _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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