On Sat, 2002-05-25 at 12:03, Keith Whitwell wrote: > d then it still require regular maintenance and management. > >> > >> Getting DRI into XFree86 CVS seems like a relatively low-overhead way to > >> reduce the lag between the two systems, perhaps we can try to restart > >> those discussions. > > > > Well, I confess I was unaware of this, and it's really not my choice, > > but I would like to share some concerns I have regarding this. > > > > First, would it be possible to have same amount of branches we have here > > and continue the development in the same way? > > > > More importantly, would it be easy to add CVS access to newbies eager to > > help? My personal experience here it that is enough one is keen to help > > and shows he's able to and is granted with CVS access. > > This is a valid concern -- I don't have CVS access to XFree86, and I've been > working on the dri for years. > > It seems a lot like a members-only club. I'm sure there are private mailing > lists and all sorts of other "in-group" discussions that the rest of the world > just doesn't see.
Well, I think there's one internal mailing list left. :/ The purpose of which is mainly to discuss information covered by NDA, and which has pretty low traffic (it's being superceeded by the public Xpert list). > So, I guess I've got a foot in both camps: Yes I'd like to get rid of the > dual repository bullshit, but No, I don't think that eg. the mach64 project > would have gotten as far if DRI cvs didn't exist. > > It's only really since the collapse of the bozo-corp consulting group that the > pressure has been lifted off the DRI project & we're obviously experiencing a > renaissance. I'd hate to see that evaporate. Absolutely. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
