From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 27 20:08:03 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 932A316A421; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:08:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (ns0.blackend.org [82.227.222.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12C5013C4CB; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:08:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by abigail.blackend.org (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l5RK81Vj035155; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:08:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc@abigail.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by abigail.blackend.org (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id l5RK81bx035154; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:08:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marc) Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:08:01 +0200 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Remko Lodder Message-ID: <20070627200801.GD34249@abigail.blackend.org> References: <200706271739.l5RHd6sZ076571@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070627193513.GB34249@abigail.blackend.org> <4682BD48.2090805@FreeBSD.org> <20070627195117.GC34249@abigail.blackend.org> <4682C040.3080701@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4682C040.3080701@FreeBSD.org> X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i 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 X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:08:03 -0000 On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 09:53:36PM +0200, Remko Lodder wrote: > >>> 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. > > > > ports are never up to date in whatever release, if this is a problem > we should add a note about this instead of hiding the fact. > Ports? I never talked about ports. I just meant someone that installs a FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE from CD (which is the way most of non-experts use) and installs all his applications and of course X11 from the packages available on these CDs, then the informations for the fonts or xdm will be just wrong. -- Marc