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:XFree86.org: Two on "Open Governance of X Development"
XFree86.org: Two on "Open Governance of X Development"
Mar 24, 2003, 14 :30 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (10501 reads)

(Other stories by Keith Packard and Dan Carpenter)

XFree86.org: A Call For Open Governance Of X Development

"Persistent problems in XFree86 development have become widely recognised within the X community. I have talked to people throughout the X community in a search for solutions. These conversations were personal rather than public because I felt the need for council, not conflict. Some have suggested that this was a secret attempt to undermine the XFree86 project: this was not my intent. I have tried as hard as I can to work within the existing XFree86 structure.

"Some of the most persistent problems identified by the community are:

  • "Limited development resources

    "The 'fetchmail' project has contributions from over 800 developers. Over the last two years there were about 250 contributors to XFree86, a project more than a hundred times larger.

  • "Slow release schedules

    "Since the XFree86 4.2 release in January 2002, support for 27 new versions of the ATI Radeon chip was added to the XFree86 Radeon driver. Anyone using one of these chips was either forced to wait for the February 2003 release of XFree86 4.3 or run an unreleased version of XFree86..."

Complete Story

XFree86 4.3.99.1 CVS Snapshot Released

[ Thanks to error27 for this information. ]

David Dawes release manager of the XFree86 project announced that bi-weekly CVS snapshots are one of a number of changes the XFree86 project plans to implement in response to an email by Keith Packard calling for "Open Governance Of X Development".

Keith Packard's proposal would make the Board of Directors for the XFree86 project elected positions similar to the Gnome Foundataion Board of Directors. While many developers do not agree with this proposal, they feel the issues he raises, especially the need to colaborate more with other projects such as Gnome and KDE, should be addressed.

Regular CVS snapshots are another way to inform and involve the community of open source developers and testers. As with all open source programs they come without any guarantee. The tar balls are available here.

Regards
Dan Carpenter
XFree86 User

Full Changelog

Related Stories:
CNET News: Schism Hits Key Open-Source Group(Mar 21, 2003)
ZDNet: XFree86 Gives Boost to Linux Graphics(Mar 04, 2003)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
After reading the discussion about this  ...   Xfree needs to change   
Janne
Mar 24, 2003, 15:02:56
 
While many developers do not agree with  ...   Fork Away! Rejoin Later.   
Bruce
Mar 24, 2003, 15:22:38
 
The current situation in Linux is a mess ...   Collaboration is essential   
DrXym
Mar 24, 2003, 15:31:53
 
This reminds me of the United Nations po ...   X-Free Board Has Become Irrelevant?   
Bruce
Mar 24, 2003, 15:58:23
 
I wholeheartedly agree with Keith on thi ...   Good for you Keith   
Greg W
Mar 24, 2003, 16:05:05
 
DrXym writes:If GTK and QT written as ve ...   Again with the X bashing?   
David F. Skoll
Mar 24, 2003, 16:24:35
 
I which that older ATI chip like the Rag ...   27 new versions of the ATI Radeon   
Denis Bergeron
Mar 24, 2003, 16:47:36
 
> Personally I think X should be focusse ...   Re: Collaboration is essential   
Tony OBryan
Mar 24, 2003, 17:17:35
 
> DrXym writes:> If GTK and QT written a ...   Re: Again with the X bashing?   
Bruce
Mar 24, 2003, 19:20:05
 
> DrXym writes:> If GTK and QT written a ...   I agree and ...   
Bruce
Mar 24, 2003, 19:31:17
 
..and he only drops by too kibbutz.Basic ...   Re: Xfree needs to change   
the software giant
Mar 24, 2003, 19:37:31
 
Anyone out there remember the Open Group ...   XFree is already a fork   
Alan Olsen
Mar 24, 2003, 21:06:41
 
"Layering X-Window on top of the desktop ...   Re: Re: Collaboration is essential   
Benjamin Scott
Mar 25, 2003, 01:26:42
 
> The current situation in Linux is a me ...   Re: Collaboration is essential   
Rainer Weikusat
Mar 25, 2003, 17:53:24
 
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