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Please add a descriptive phrase to the summary, and more in-depth description here (be sure to note any arch-specific issues): >In this release, XFree86â⢠has been replaced by a new X11 >distribution provided by X.Org. The new X.Org package is based on a >prerelease snapshot of XFree86 4.4, and should be seamlessly >compatible with XFree86. It's not 100% "seamlessly compatible", or at least we have no way to actually test that, so making a claim that strong is best avoided, as people will definitely try to hold us to that claim once something is found to have broken. Also, we've already discovered that ATI's binary drivers will not compile against Xorg, but they run in it. The release is based upon more than just prerelease of 4.4, so we should probably update this part to match what X.org now says. I suggest replacing the above with this, which I extracted from the X11R6.7.0 release notes: "In this release, we have replaced the XFree86 X11 implementation with the X.org Foundation's new official X11R6.7.0 X Window System release, which is a merger of the previous official X11R6 release, XFree86 4.4.0rc2, and additionally includes a number of updates to Xrender, Xft, Xcursor, fontconfig libraries, and other significant improvements, which are documented in the X.org X11R6.7.0 release notes." Just a side-note: The "http://x.org" problem that previously existed upstream has been fixed now, and the link should work again.
Additional info: http://freedesktop.org/XOrg http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.7.0/doc/RELNOTES.html
I changed it just a bit; how's this? In this release, the XFree86⢠X11 implementation has been replaced with the X.org Foundation's new official X11R6.7.0 X Window System release. This release is a merger of the previous official X11R6 release, XFree86 4.4.0rc2, and additionally includes a number of updates to Xrender, Xft, Xcursor, fontconfig libraries, and other significant improvements. Refer to the X.org X11R6.7.0 release notes for more information: http://freedesktop.org/~xorg/X11R6.7.0/doc/RELNOTES.html
That sounds good to me Ed. Thanks.
Super! Thanks for your feedback!
Recommendation: I'd change the "X11R6.7.0" everywhere to read "X11 Release 6.7.0" instead, as it is easier to read and less cryptic reading. I just noticed that while reviewing the release notes. Setting bug to REOPENED, but if you disagree with the suggested change, it's not that big of a deal - just close it again. ;o) Thanks Ed.
Hmmm, I changed it over and the wording just didn't seem to work. When you end up with something like "X11 Release 6.7.0 X Window System release", it becomes difficult to keep it from sounding like the Monty Python Spam skit... :-) While I appreciate your suggestion, I think I'll leave it as-is, as I can't think of a cure that isn't worse than the disease, so to speak... :-)
Good point. ;o)