X11R6.9.x release series / was: Re: New Release Manager (Was: Status of xserver/debrix/modulartree?)

[Roland Mainz]

Daniel Stone wrote:
> > > On Sunday 20 February 2005 19:02, Roland Mainz wrote:
> > > > Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> > > > > By the way, has the RM issue been discussed at the Xdevcon?
> > > > > There's no discussion here in the list.  The only thing I
> > > > > know is that Adam Jackson volunteered and Michel daenzer
> > > > > supported him.  Nobody else replied.
> > > >
> > > > Unm.. AFAIK I said that I am available for that job, too...
> > >
> > > For 7.0?  I only recall seeing you volunteering for continuing RM on the 6.8
> > > train.
> >
> > The comment was for the X11R6.9.x release series (e.g. the last release
> > from the Xorg monolithic CVS while the modularisation is in progress...)
> > ...
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were the only person advocating this
> idea, and I don't think anyone else supported it.

That's incorrect... :)

> I certainly strongly, strongly, strongly, strongly object to pissing
> several more months up a wall.

Again (and Daniel, please... don't make this another flame war...
Thanks!) ... the work on the modular tree needs enougth time (per debate
from the Xdevconf we're at least nine months away from a modular tree
(and that't not even a conservative measurement)) so another release
series is needed to fill the gap. The X11R6.8.x series is more or less
exhausted after X11R6.8.4 is shipping and we have to drain the feature
queue in Xorg trunk, too. So a X11R6.9.x release series makes sense...
it will give the Xorg modular taskforce the time to finish the work in
peace and allows companies to have a smooth transition between the
monolithic and modular trees (and IMHO it doesn't really look very good
to leave the old tree in a floating state...).

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Bye,
Roland

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