From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 4 14:52:02 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: x11@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1E3116A420; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:52:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shild@sbcglobal.net) Received: from flpi195.prodigy.net (flpi195.sbcis.sbc.com [207.115.20.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F8A813C4A5; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:52:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shild@sbcglobal.net) X-ORBL: [68.75.166.208] Received: from fbsd1.dyndns.org (adsl-68-75-166-208.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net [68.75.166.208]) by flpi195.prodigy.net (8.13.8 out.dk.spool/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA4EpngV017627; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 06:51:50 -0800 Received: from fbsd1.dyndns.org (localhost.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by fbsd1.dyndns.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lA4EpmhA056566; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:51:48 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from shild@sbcglobal.net) Received: (from shildret@localhost) by fbsd1.dyndns.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lA4Epkpx056565; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:51:46 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from shild@sbcglobal.net) X-Authentication-Warning: fbsd1.dyndns.org: shildret set sender to shild@sbcglobal.net using -f From: "Scott T. Hildreth" To: Mark Linimon In-Reply-To: <20071104044132.GA10723@soaustin.net> References: <4727BE96.9020804@FreeBSD.org> <20071102173425.GB5282@graf.pompo.net> <472BB699.6070507@FreeBSD.org> <20071103005145.GA50846@FreeBSD.org> <472BDF06.5050700@FreeBSD.org> <1194122492.92719.56.camel@fbsd1.dyndns.org> <20071104044132.GA10723@soaustin.net> Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:51:46 -0600 Message-Id: <1194187906.92719.65.camel@fbsd1.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev , x11@FreeBSD.org, cokane@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: xorg7.3 [was: 7.0 preview slides] X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: shild@sbcglobal.net List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:52:02 -0000 On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 23:41 -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 03:41:32PM -0500, Scott T. Hildreth wrote: > > I understand Xorg is changing their code to be modular, but was it > > necessary to update the ports to 7.3 so quickly? It may be my > > perception, but it seemed like 7.2 was put in the ports tree and > > shortly after that 7.3 was committed and then many problems started. > > The situation was that our import of 7.2 was delayed as we tested and > retested and retested, to get the framework working for the modular > code and ensure as few regressions as possible. Because of this, 7.3 > was almost ready for release by the time we were done. > > It seems as though 7.3 is better for some people and worse for others. > With such a large codebase, this is probably inevitable. > > In any case, as soon as 7.3 was out, I'm sure xorg lost interest in > bug reports about 7.2, and people were already asking us when the > next version was going to be in. > Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply Mark. > mcl