On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Andreas Metzler wrote: > Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > > * What kinds of X packages would you like to see in the future? > > As a user, all I care about: > * DFSG-free
That's one of the reason we need to change. > * is ready whenever Debian would like to make a release, i.e. X should > not be the delaying point itself. Since 4.3.0.dfsg it has always been ready for release. We even delayed uploads to let the previous version entering sarge. Branden and I agreed that each release has to be a "good" one for stable. Of course we cannot avoid the unpredictable as i am sure everybody understand. > > * Should we go our own way starting from the "sanitized" XFree86 CVS > > snapshot we've prepared? > > Do you think this is sustainable? Currently the status s quite good, as > many drivers have been backported, but I doubt this can continue > eternally. Personally (i am not wearing any hat other than a user of my our own packages) no. It would be overkilling in time. > > * Should we ensure that multiple implementations of the X Window System > > are packaged, or standardize on just one? > > I cannot think of why it would be useful to have e.g. libx11.so from > both xorg and http://freedesktop.org/Software/xlibs in Debian. - Apart > from the fact that they are the same code the interfaces are > standardized. > > Afaict the X-strike force _cannot_ ensure that only a single > implementation is packaged, they can only choose the package only a > single implementation themselves. This is a good point that other people have already discussed in the thread. > > * If we standardize on just one, which one should it be? > [...] > > The one that is going to fulfill the criteria listed at the top of the > screen when we are thinking about releasing sarge+1. We are only thinking of sarge+1 here. There would be no time to switch tree (speaking quality wise). Fabio -- <user> fajita: step one <fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log. <user> fajita: step two <fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.
