XFree86 4.4?

Ryan Dooley dooleyr at missouri.edu
Mon Mar 22 11:52:02 PST 2004


[*snip*]

> :It's certainly worth keeping an eye on.  I'll try compiling it if I
> :get some free time.  Keith Packard is a guy who made pioneering
> :contributions (render extension, xrandr, etc) that did a lot to
> :"modernise" the X window system, but his ideas tended to clash with
> :the "core team"'s view of things; he was eventually forced out and his
> :commit bit removed, and he took that opportunity to start his own
> :project which would take the X server in new and unexplored
> :directions.  The parallels are striking...

[*snip*]
 
>     Ah, you mean I finally have a Drinking Buddy ?  :-)
> 

heheheh...

Ryan





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