Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:35:14 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Jeff Lee <dibble@cc.gatech.edu> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why does installing X require the compat3x and compat4x dists Message-ID: <20010918173514.B51703@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <008301c1405d$0aa33990$38934dc7@cnd.gatech.edu>; from dibble@cc.gatech.edu on Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:14:49PM -0400 References: <20010918012828.A98117@dragon.nuxi.com> <008301c1405d$0aa33990$38934dc7@cnd.gatech.edu>
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On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:14:49PM -0400, Jeff Lee wrote: | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- | Hash: SHA1 | | 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. I've tried getting 4.x to work on my machine and it doesn't. I'll try again when I can install from CD, or at least install the latest port, which might work better. jcm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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