X bi-monthly snapshot packages.

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

Hello, ...

I have been toying with the idea of producing official debian packages
from the bi-monthly X developpment snapshots which were recently
announced. This would be my way to stop complaining, and actually do
something about the X situation in debian, so i hope it gets the
approval of everyone.

Now, these packages, being cvs snapshots, would not be of production
quality and would in no way replace either Branden's package or Daniel's
unofficial packages. They would help to have a new upstream release who
is nearer the quality of the debian package, and help the X strike force
to produce packages more quickly after a new X release.

Now, i would love to get the opinion of both Daniel and Branden on this,
as well as the opinion of the X porters. I understand there is problems
with the fact of releasing X packages out of CVS snapshots, and that the
user will have to be told (if they read it and such) that they cannot
expect from these package the same high quality as from the official
packages. I hope this will not cause too much problems or such, and that
our users can make the difference between an normal package and a
-snapshot package.

I would also like this to be an official package, not like Daniel's
4.3.0 package, so that it gets build on each supported arch, so that
problems and breakages can easily and quickly get folded back upstream.

So, is this a good idea, or do people here have objections to it.

BTW, i do this on my own behalf, and don't want to get dragged in on
either side of the silly X controversy.

Friendly,

Sven Luther