Fwd: Re: X.Org Foundation - Conference Call Minutes - 1st April 2004

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>Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:58:39 +0200
>From: Egbert Eich <[email protected]>
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>Subject: Re: X.Org Foundation - Conference Call Minutes - 1st April 2004
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>Alan Coopersmith writes:
>  > (Apologies in advance if I'm rehashing issues you already hashed out 
> on the calls - I'm overloaded on
>  >   calls already and have conflicts with the calls that have been 
> discussing this.)
>  >
>  > Howard Greenwell wrote:
>  > > San Francisco, CA., April 5th, 2004 - X.Org Foundation today 
> announces the release of their first build of
>  >  > the X Window System since the formation of the Foundation in 
> January of this year.
>  >
>  > Is first build the right term?  To me build is an interim step towards 
> a full release.  Perhaps first version
>  > or just "...today announces the first release of the ..."
>
>Right. I agree. We should probably also say why we are doing this:
>
>1. Lincense issues
>2. Provide a stable platfrom for future work.
>
>  >
>  > > called X Window System X11R6.7,
>  >
>  > Isn't it officially "X Window System Version 11 Release 6.7 (X11R6.7)"?
>
>Right.
>  >
>  > > builds on the work of the XFree86 Project Inc. V4.4RC2 release,
>  >
>  > I would prefer to describe it as building on both the previous X.Org 
> X11R6.6 and XFree86 4.4RC2
>  > to make it more clear we're not just resting on their shoulders.
>
>Well, as far as I know X11R6.6 is part of XFree86 4.4. Therefore I'd suggest
>to say '... builds on the work of the XFree86 Project Inc. V4.4RC2 relase,
>which includes the previous X.Org X11R6.6 release. It is not that the merge
>was done *after* we took the 4.4 prerelease.
>
>  >
>  > Again, I would rather say "a merger of the X11R6.6 and XFree86 4.4RC2 
> code bases" .
>
>I think this wording is not correct. The merger was done before 4.3.0 came
>out.
>
>  >
>  > > These enhancements include: Freetype V2.1.7, fontconfig V2.2.2, Xft 
> V2.1.6, Xcursor V1.1.2, and Xrender V0.8.4,
>  >  > with corresponding changes in documentation and notices.
>  >
>  > Also, something like:
>  >    The X11R6.7 version of the X Window System standards documents are 
> included in this release,
>  >    incorporating the changes for IPv6 support adopted by the X.Org 
> standards process after
>  >    completing a public review period.  The X Window System standards 
> are an essential component
>  >    of other industry standards, including the Open Group's Unix 98
>  > Workstation brand.
>
>Make a paragraph here.
>
>This
>  >    software release includes an implementation of the IPv6 support on 
> platforms conforming to
>  >    the IETF standard IPv6 sockets interfaces.  The IPv6 implementation 
> was originally contributed
>  >    by Sun Microsystems and has been enhanced by the members of X.Org 
> and contributors to the XFree86
>  >    Project.
>  >
>OK.
>
>  > (I know, that's really awkward and could use rewording, but dammit, 
> I'm an engineer, not a PR writer.
>  >   There are some IPv6 changes in X11R6.7 that aren't in XFree86 4.4.)
>
>Right. Maybe we have someone who'd feel comfortable rewording this a little.
>I'm not trying to make suggestions here as a non-native speaker.
>
>Egbert.