Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:48:16 -0400 From: "Jeff Lee" <dibble@cc.gatech.edu> To: <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x dists Message-ID: <006001c14061$b7050750$38934dc7@cnd.gatech.edu> References: <20010918012828.A98117@dragon.nuxi.com> <008301c1405d$0aa33990$38934dc7@cnd.gatech.edu> <20010918173514.B51703@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When I installed linux-mandrake, it installed XFree86 4.0 and worked fine, but under FreeBSD it wouldn't work. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "j mckitrick" <jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: "Jeff Lee" <dibble@cc.gatech.edu> Cc: <stable@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 12:35 PM Subject: Re: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x dists > On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:14:49PM -0400, Jeff Lee wrote: > | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > | Hash: SHA1 > | > | I've never understood that either, but I assumed that someone had > | a good reason for it. Why is XFree86 3.3.6 installed by default > | instead of 4.X? > > I *believe* for two reasons: > > When 4.x came out, it was considered less secure. > 4.x didn't support as many chipsets as 3.x, so for maximum > useability, they just go with 3.x. > > I've tried getting 4.x to work on my machine and it doesn't. I'll > try again when I can install from CD, or at least install the > latest port, which might work better. > > jcm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>; iQA/AwUBO6d6zeMSWg0DnoGmEQJCbQCgxM7AeI1UN1FadAB6nQtTeOE+BpYAoKPh +MzcoGlmvsh34iWo3OuJ8ntH =SBES -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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