From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 27 21:11:52 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 00F0F16A41F; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:11:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from shrike.submonkey.net (cpc3-cdif2-0-0-cust64.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.106.128.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DB8313C468; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:11:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ceri@submonkey.net) Received: from ceri by shrike.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.67 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1I3enl-000ENO-WC; Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:11:50 +0100 Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:11:49 +0100 From: Ceri Davies To: Marc Fonvieille Message-ID: <20070627211149.GP84919@submonkey.net> References: <200706271739.l5RHd6sZ076571@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070627193513.GB34249@abigail.blackend.org> <4682BD48.2090805@FreeBSD.org> <20070627195117.GC34249@abigail.blackend.org> <4682C040.3080701@FreeBSD.org> <20070627200801.GD34249@abigail.blackend.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="deSP9Bnrq3taYiYM" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070627200801.GD34249@abigail.blackend.org> X-PGP: finger ceri@FreeBSD.org User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) Sender: Ceri Davies Cc: Remko Lodder , 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 21:11:52 -0000 --deSP9Bnrq3taYiYM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 10:08:01PM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > 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 the= m, > > >> but your opinion is denoted, thanks for that. > > >> > > >=20 > > > 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. > > >=20 > >=20 > > 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. > > >=20 > 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. No, but the handbook on their CD will match. The Handbook documents -STABLE; that's been the convention since about forever and without branching I can't think of any other way of doing it. Ceri --=20 That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all. -- Moliere --deSP9Bnrq3taYiYM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGgtKVocfcwTS3JF8RAgivAKCIQvxVC1ucCWLwMHUEO8btMNO0QwCgvLCA RSFpS+lC1AKTnACZo1FMhrE= =v+3W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --deSP9Bnrq3taYiYM--