On 2002.05.24 22:00 Keith Packard wrote: > > Around 21 o'clock on May 24, =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Fonseca wrote: > > > Keith P., even very recentely it was discussed on the Xpert mailing > list > > that the XFree86 project didn't have the manpower to handle all the > patches > > that are being submited regularly. How do you propose that we channel > fixes > > to the XFree86 CVS? (IMHO: More a reason to have bugzilla, give CVS > access > > to more people and so on..) > > I'd like to see DRI development done in the XFree86 repository so that > fixes are integrated by the people who understand the code. That way > changes could be made incrementally instead of the giant patch method we > have today. > > I'd also like to see XFree86 use bugzilla, but at this point, we don't > have the resources to get that running. From experience with other > projects, it takes several months of serious pain before bugzilla starts > to pay off, and then it still require regular maintenance and management. > > Getting DRI into XFree86 CVS seems like a relatively low-overhead way to > reduce the lag between the two systems, perhaps we can try to restart > those discussions.
Well, I confess I was unaware of this, and it's really not my choice, but I would like to share some concerns I have regarding this. First, would it be possible to have same amount of branches we have here and continue the development in the same way? More importantly, would it be easy to add CVS access to newbies eager to help? My personal experience here it that is enough one is keen to help and shows he's able to and is granted with CVS access. Here there is so much work to do for each card, that any help is gladly welcome. I'm not so sure if that's true with the XFree86 project. At least is not as fast, and could frustrate some newbies. For example, I applied to be a XFree86 developer over a week ago (just to be able to follow the XFree86 development) and didn't got a reply (besides an automated one) so far ... On the other hand, it's less work to sync, and we would benefit from mutual fixes. What's the general feeling about this? Jos� Fonseca _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
