Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 03:48:46PM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:30:49PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: but remember there are people who are working on Xfree driver or such that would like to have a working debian packaging, ... remember that there are people who

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 03:41:22PM -0600, Anthony Fok wrote: On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:30:49PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: Branden, i understand Xfree packaging is a big chunk of work, but would it not be easier if there was some kind of cvs repository of the packaging stuff, and you

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:22:50AM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: What is wrong with making a debian 4.0 package, and put it in experimental (i did not say woody, i know you have problems with upgrading unstable). If I happen to get such a thing done soon, I may do so. Debian 2.2 user are using

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Jules Bean
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 05:46:25AM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: Also you tell you will be repackaging X from a clean start, care to explain a bit what you have planned to do, and how we can help in this process ? Writing all this up takes time, too. I've already written one mail

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 05:46:25AM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:22:50AM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: What is wrong with making a debian 4.0 package, and put it in experimental (i did not say woody, i know you have problems with upgrading unstable). If I happen

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Christian T. Steigies
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:22:50AM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: What is wrong with making a debian 4.0 package, and put it in experimental (i did not say woody, i know you have problems with upgrading unstable). Debian 2.2 user are using potato, which comes with 3.3.6-whatever and should work

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 12:05:59PM +0200, Christian T. Steigies wrote: On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:22:50AM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: What is wrong with making a debian 4.0 package, and put it in experimental (i did not say woody, i know you have problems with upgrading unstable).

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-30 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 12:34:19PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: Anyway, like i said, i am in no hurry for it, just wanted to discuss it, since this nobody is needing 4.0 stuff, is not exactly true ... Please indicate to me where I said anything like nobody needs 4.0. -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-29 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 08:52:35PM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: PLEASE REPLY TO THE LISTS, AND NOT MY MAILBOX. DO NOT FILE BUG REPORTS ABOUT THIS, EITHER; THERE IS ALREADY A BUG FILED ABOUT A NEW UPSTREAM VERSION OF X. Okay, with that out of the way... There will be no 4.0.0 .debs.

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-29 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:30:49PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: but remember there are people who are working on Xfree driver or such that would like to have a working debian packaging, ... remember that there are people who are going to be using Debian 2.2 or such that would like to have a

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-29 Thread Marcelo E. Magallon
There will be no 4.0.0 .debs. 4.0.1 is expected in mid-June, and I plan to package that. Yay! I say. /me is bouncing on the walls about Overfiend taking the no-nonsense approach to this... M.

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-29 Thread Anthony Fok
On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 02:30:49PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: Branden, i understand Xfree packaging is a big chunk of work, but would it not be easier if there was some kind of cvs repository of the packaging stuff, and you would post the ideas you had for the new XF4.x packages, and that other

ANNOUNCEMENT: there will be no XFree86 4.0.0 .debs (please read)

2000-05-27 Thread Branden Robinson
PLEASE REPLY TO THE LISTS, AND NOT MY MAILBOX. DO NOT FILE BUG REPORTS ABOUT THIS, EITHER; THERE IS ALREADY A BUG FILED ABOUT A NEW UPSTREAM VERSION OF X. Okay, with that out of the way... There will be no 4.0.0 .debs. 4.0.1 is expected in mid-June, and I plan to package that. Why? 1)