Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:58:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x dists Message-ID: <20011004235614.C77368-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20010918173514.B51703@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, j mckitrick wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:14:49PM -0400, Jeff Lee wrote:
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> | 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.
3.x support is not a proper superset of 4.x support. You won't
get support for, e.g., ATI Rage 128 or Radeon boards in 3.x, but
you won't get support for older boards in 4.x. C'est la vie. You
must also go to 4.x to get DRI.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer (Remove "bogus" before responding.)
behanna@bogus.zbzoom.net
I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.
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