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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!uunet!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: Holger Veit's codrv with XFree86 1.2 Message-ID: <1993Mar7.115840.5381@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <1993Mar7.013841.11093@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <1993Mar7.042029.1945@netcom.com> <1993Mar7.075706.23773@ucc.su.OZ.AU> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1993 11:58:40 GMT Lines: 78 In article <1993Mar7.075706.23773@ucc.su.OZ.AU> dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes: >In article <1993Mar7.042029.1945@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes: >>In article <1993Mar7.013841.11093@ucc.su.OZ.AU> dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes: >>>In article <1993Mar6.231211.28743@netcom.com> hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes: >>>> >>>>mail to jon@robots.oxford.ac.uk and ask him for a copy of his >>>>XFree86 1.2 it has support for both S3 and 8514. >>>> >>>>You will have to build XFree86 1.2 or wait for me because there is a >>>>binary copy of it over at ref waiting to be tested by me. >>>> >>>>This work on XFree86 is not related to the XFree86 core team and >>>>it is mostly the work of Jon Tombs from the Linux group. >>> >>>Please do not post incorrect information such as this. >>> >>>The facts are: >>> >>>1. XFree86 1.2 does not have support for S3 and 8514 >>>2. There is no version of XFree86 available that has this support. >> >>There are copies of XFree86 floating around both for linux >>and for 386bsd with support for 8514/a and S3. >>If you like I can send you one so can you see it. > >Nothing that is officially called XFree86. There is of course nothing stopping >anyone unconnected with us from adding any support they like into XFree86. > >>>3. There is a group of people (including Jon) working on adding this >>> support to a future version of XFree86 (2.0), and this work is >>> being done with the XFree86 core team. >> >>My mistake I was not aware that Jon was working with your team. >>Also was not aware of any contribution from your team to the work >>that Jon did. >> >>Well, folks there you have it. I am out this XFree86 circle so >>someone other than me will have to test/release the current >>working version of XFree86 with 8514/a and S3 support. > >As you say, you're out of the "XFree86 circle" by your own choice so you >are probably not well placed to comment authoritatively on what we >are doing. We have a large group of people working on and testing this >new work (which you are welcome to join). My humble apologies to your group for interfering in your current progress. I am very happy that work is going on towards providing high performance X servers for all of us to use. The last phase of XS3 is to provide support for S3 928 which is what I wanted all along. There are certain problems with S3 928 which I am not going to comment on because the hardware problems may go away in a week or two. I can't get involved due to my current project: to deliver real-time 3d rendering. Have fun guys! Amancio -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming