Re: XFree86 4.0

["Andrei A. Dergatchev" <A Dergatchev tn utwente nl>]

> The key here is "complain".

[...]
Well, the majority of users aren't going to be contributors anyhow,
so I believe it's up to one's opinion as how to support them and
how to respond to their needs.
It's back again to that permanent discussion about how to extend
AlphaLinux users base.
I didn't play action games in 6 years already and don't have any
use for them either but I plan to contribute to 3D acceleration just
because I can and have a bit of time to do it and many people can't.
[...]

> Getting 3D acceleration going, while useful, is not,
> apparently, what most folks who work on Alphas care
> about.

I'm curious what's in your opinion is "what most folks who work
on Alphas care about" ? Just from the viewpoint of your apparently
large experience ?

> I know I don't have any use for it and I have
> quite a few Alphas.
>
> I do want a fast standard X though. I've been satisfied
> with XFree so far.
>
> YMMV
>
> Wes

Regards,

Andrei