Re: XFree86 is 3.3.3.
Hello,
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> Graham Lillico +44 1785 782329 wrote:
> > Does anyone know if XFree86 is 3.3.3.x is avaliable in deb format
> > anywhere? Or when we will have one avaliable?
>
> It will not be in the distribution till the maintainer of the X11 Debian
> packages feels comfortable about the current (3.3.2) packages.
I think this is a problem because version 3.3.2.x is not ready for
internationalization. I am publishing some articles in one Slovak PC
magazine but I have to use M$ Windows when writing those articles for 3
reasons:
1.) There is not even one (!) word processor which is able to export the
documents in MS Office97 format and is working properly with Slovak locale
in XWin.
2.) I can't use TeX or similar because in that PC magazine they're using
just MS products.
3.) I was unable to set up Slovak keyboard properly. I downloaded XWin
3.3.3. sources and compiled it and it worked with the same settings and same
keyboard flawlessly!
A friend of mine, using RedHat 5.2, laughed at me when I told him that we in
Debian do not have even 3.3.3 when there is 3.3.3.1 out! I felt that time
very uncomfortable.
So until XWin 3.3.3.x appears in Debian distribution East-Europeans will
have big problems getting their international support and locales working in
XWin and I think it is a big pitty. I am, truly said, angry about it. Just
explaining my feelings, please do not take it as offence. I simply can't
stand the feeling that Linux can't do something that Windows can.
I understand it is not so easy to administer and package such huge thing as
XWindow, however, this disfunctionality should be at least treated as bug.
So?
Peter Paluch
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