"David D.W. Downey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Most likely not. Mandrake doesn't thoroughly test everything before
> releasing it. If it compiles that's all they care about. 
>

What makes you said that ? Every release of XFree86 that I have done
has been tested.

> I know for a fact that Red Hat tests their RPMs before releasing them.
> If they come in for contrib, then you are usually on your own as to
> whether they work or not.
>

That's not the case for Linux-Mandrake ;-) The packages in contrib are
checked but not at the same level as in the main distrib...

> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > I noticed on
> > http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/XByName.html
> > 
> > That the new xfree RPMs are available for Mandrake
> > Are there any yet for RedHat?
> > 
> > Kevin
> > 
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> David D.W. Downey          -     Red Hat Technical Engineer
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