[forum] Re: A strawman proposal for X.org & XFree86.org

[Vadim Plessky]

On Tuesday 01 April 2003 22:00, David Dawes wrote:
|  On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 07:23:47PM +0400, Vadim Plessky wrote:
|  >This can explain while XFree86 development was so slow (comparing to
|  > progress of other open-source, desktop-oriented projects).
|  >It's a well-known situation of "Shoemaker without shoes".
|  >If someone wants cooperation among XFree86, GNOME and KDE - XFree86
|  > developers (especially *core developers*) should use GNOME and KDE, so
|  > tha needs of those environments become visible.
|
|  So you don't think it's reasonable that if GNOME and KDE have
|  specific requirements then those who are developers/advocates of
|  those desktops make sure that they get implemented?  There seems

Well, I guess Keith's intention to fork Xfree86 was exactly caused by the fact 
that XFree86 is developing quite slowly and some required features are not 
implemented.
I am surprised now why you were so negative to Keith's intention to fork 
Xfree86, unless release process of XFree86 is fixed?

|  to be a pervading myth that XFree86 developers are here to serve
|  your needs, when in reality it works the other way around: those
|  with needs to be served become XFree86 developers(*) and serve their
|  own needs.  Ask any of those "core developers" why they became
|  XFree86 developers?  My answer is that I had a need, so I did what
|  was necessary to achieve it.
|
|  (*) "become XFree86 developer" means write XFree86 code, so don't drag
|  in any of the usual red herrings like "membership", "commit access", etc.
|
|  Speaking for myself.
|
|  David
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Vadim Plessky
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