Re: XFree86 is 3.3.3.
> > 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?
As I understand it, you need to go to www.XFree.org,
find the 3.3.3 server for your card, and copy it over
the 3.3.2 server. I had to do that to get support for
my video card, less serious than your concerns.
I do hope this fixes your problem.
--David Teague dbt@elentari.cs.wcu.edu
Debian GNU/Linux powered.
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Peter Paluch wrote:
> Hello,
> ======
>
> > 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.
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