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Subject: Re: xorg-server 1.7.7
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On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 09:35:29PM +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote:
> Not sure if we've had any problems like that when upgrading between minor
> versions of a single module, even such as xorg server.

I don't remember, either.

> That is, I am sure there will be a lot of testers if the port update is
> actually committed :-) but I am not sure how to test it in advance (given all
> the possible hardware and software configurations).

rnoland was doing testing with some of the "well-known" configurations, to
make sure those didn't regress.

I'd be happy to see various folks step forward to volunteer to beta-test new
updates on various configurations.  Obviously, 100% coverage is impossible,
but if we had a handful of folks, I think we could do a lot.

mcl