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Date:      Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:51:17 +0200
From:      Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 chapter.sgml
Message-ID:  <20070627195117.GC34249@abigail.blackend.org>
In-Reply-To: <4682BD48.2090805@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <200706271739.l5RHd6sZ076571@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070627193513.GB34249@abigail.blackend.org> <4682BD48.2090805@FreeBSD.org>

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On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 09:40:56PM +0200, Remko Lodder wrote:
> Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 05:39:06PM +0000, Remko Lodder wrote:
> >> remko       2007-06-27 17:39:06 UTC
> >>
> >>   FreeBSD doc repository
> >>
> >>   Modified files:
> >>     en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 chapter.sgml 
> >>   Log:
> >>   Correct the references to xdm and x-libraries which changed to /usr/local.
> >>
> > 
> > I see one problem with this change and the first sentence of the
> > Handbook:
> > "Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the installation and day to
> > day use of FreeBSD 5.5-RELEASE and FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE."
> > I think we should wait for new releases directly supporting Xorg 7.2
> > before attempting to update this chapter, this will avoid problems for
> > the newcomers to FreeBSD.
> > 
> 
> The versions mentioned support Xorg 7.2, we should not lie about them,
> but your opinion is denoted, thanks for that.
>

My opinion does not count, the only thing that counts is the fact that
if one installs FreeBSD 5.5-RELEASE or FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE via the
CD/DVD/ISO and use the packages from these supports there will be a
problem with what is now written in the Handbook.

-- 
Marc



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