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Re: xorg , xfree86?



Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:03:01PM +0000, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>> Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> wrote:
>> > One of the reasons why there was not a modularized source tree in
>> > XFree86 was that it was not allowed to happen. No? So XFree86 never
>> > could have it, while Xorg now does. And this lead to XFree86 development
>> > being harder than Xorg. To me this is a differnce, a major difference,
>> > regardless which version of Xorg has it.

>> oh.  Then we'll expect to see some significant X development from _you_ in
>> the near future, demonstrating that your comment was informed.

>  Hehe. Only on a free software list could someone ask an individual
>  to backup their opinion by producing improvements to a mammoth project
>  like Xorg/Freedesktop :-) The best I can do is send some pennies to the X =
> strike

not in the least.  I noted your comment, and could only interpret it in one of
two ways (a lie such as we often see on slashdot, or a promise that since now
that things were being done the way you wanted, you'd start to produce
something).

looking forward to your contribution...

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net



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