[Buildroot] [PATCH v3 00/22] package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server: bump version to 1.20.0

Yann E. MORIN yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Sun Jul 15 15:46:04 UTC 2018


On 2018-07-13 09:19 +0200, Peter Korsgaard spake thusly:
> >>>>> "Bernd" == Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls at t-online.de> writes:
>  >> r128, savage, and sis are all very, very old now. Like, 20 years or
>  >> more... I wonder if it makes sense to keep them, given that none of
>  >> those three natively cross-compile, and are starting to require patches
>  >> to build against a recent X stack. The latter meaning that upstream is
>  >> not even test-building those drivers anymore...
>  > Up until now and even including the current bump to xserver_xorg-server 
>  > 1.20.0 I am still willing to support even the oldest drivers if I can 
>  > find the necessary patches somewhere so from my POV it is ok to keep 
>  > them. If Thomas or Peter think otherwise I can remove them since I have 
>  > no personal interest in them ;)
> 
> As long as you care enough about them to keep them working (and the
> patches aren't super big/ugly), then I am fine with keeping them.

I'm also fine with keeping them if someone is actually caring for them.
But as I sais, maintaining them just for the sake of maintenance,
without actual use, is probably going too far.

But OK, if that is an exercise in style. ;-)

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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