Re: Gnome2.2 backport and XFree86 4.3 on woody [was R:e XFree86 4.3 in Woody]
On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 05:34:55PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Sven Luther">
>
> > Totem has never worked as far as i can remember, but xine works fine.
> > But then, buggy applications are no reason for saying X 4.3 is no good.
>
> The source of the bug was without a doubt, X, not totem. Recent XF4.3
> packages include a patch to rectify this bug - which, with a little help,
> was found and fixed by Bastien, author of totem. Both totem and XF4.3 (when
> crucial vendor patches are taken into account) operate very well.
Ok, i apologize for being uninformed. But it still is no reason to
'being disapointed by X 4.3' and going back to older versions,
especially for some minor application like totem, where numerous other
solutions work fine, no ?
> I far prefer reading informed mailing list commentary, don't you?
Sure sure.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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