From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 25 21:43:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F38261065677 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:43:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-current@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD6318FC17 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:43:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-current@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LcRWt-0002rA-KZ for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:42:59 +0000 Received: from 217-68-187-100.dynamic.primacom.net ([217.68.187.100]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:42:59 +0000 Received: from js by 217-68-187-100.dynamic.primacom.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:42:59 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: Julian Stecklina Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:42:51 +0100 Lines: 22 Message-ID: <877i3efb1g.fsf@tabernacle.lan> References: <49A19C22.8000600@telenix.org> <20090223083114.F86550@ury.york.ac.uk> <49A5ABB4.2090601@telenix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 217-68-187-100.dynamic.primacom.net X-Archive: encrypt User-Agent: Gnus/5.101 (Gnus v5.10.10) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7YPvs+R2SmxeNb0+kKdemb2bmMo= Sender: news Subject: Re: tomcat & mouse problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:43:01 -0000 Chuck Robey writes: > Tell me, I haven't followed much of the history about Xfree86 the last few years > (far more concerned with serious health problems), do you know why there aren't > any Xfree86 ports in our ports anymore? I checked, they ARE releasing new > software, it works, it actually builds far, far faster/easier, howcome our ports > are ignoring Xfree86 in favor of Xorg? Not being fascetious here, I really > don't know. I'm thinking I would like to experiment to see if the Xfree86 stuff > works for my mouse better, but I would really rather use our ports, than getting > a release directly from XFree86 (I don't think they even have FreeBSD binaries > anymore). I guess since the license fight that caused the fork most consider XFree86 obsolete. It is said that most development takes place in X.org at the moment. Regards, -- Julian Stecklina Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. - Martin Golding