Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 15:48:53 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Increase in the number of ports: upgrade xorg to 7.2... Message-ID: <20070608154853.9b8e3fc9.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20070608193955.GA1860@saltmine.radix.net> References: <294439d20706081139l241ec4b6p83347ccb9d5847bc@mail.gmail.com> <d7195cff0706081157q35a3d745l5ad5d30f952fe694@mail.gmail.com> <20070608151456.6CC6.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net> <20070608153438.e2b17bc9.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20070608193955.GA1860@saltmine.radix.net>
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In response to Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net>: > On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 03:34:38PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > > > I am not totally convinced. If one small package is updated that is > > > depended on by 10 other package that in turn are depended on by a like > > > number of other packages, what has been really gained by breaking > > > everything into small bits? They may be easier to maintain; however > > > the impact on updating the system seems like it would be minimal. > > > > No. As long as the communication interface between modules (whether > > it be an API or something else) doesn't change, it's perfectly possible > > to update a single module without updating anything else. > > "as long as" is an assumption which I haven't seen any evidence that > xorg developers are willing to warrant. > > fwiw, they changed interface in the Xaw library a couple of years ago, > which required some a change to xterm. > > Absent any evidence that they're going to maintain stable interfaces, > this is just an assumption. Nay! Your dark thoughts and negative vibes will not deter my boundless optimism! I have faith that the xorg developers will prevail in their effort to create stable, consistent interfaces between modules! It's not an assumption, its OPTIMISM! -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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