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To: "Robert T.G. Tan" <rotan@cs.pdx.edu>
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Subject: Re: XFree86-4.0 or 3.3.* 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:55:44 +0200."
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Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:27:52 -0700
From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
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> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:55:44 +0200
> From: "Robert T.G. Tan" <rotan@cs.pdx.edu>
> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> 
> What are the concequences of running XFree864.0, as opposed
> to 3.3.*, or vice versa?

With 3.3 you lack support for many newer graphics cards.
With 4.0 you lack support for many older graphics cards. (I believe
that there are security issues with 4.0, as well. That's why xwrappers
should be installed if you install 4.0 and don't xdm.)

R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman@es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634

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