From: Dieter =?iso-8859-1?q?N=FCtzel?= <Dieter.Nuetzel@hamburg.de>
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To: dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: New proposed DRM interface design
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 17:56:29 +0200
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Am Samstag, 4. September 2004 17:36 schrieb Jon Smirl:
> On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 14:52:35 +0100, Keith Whitwell
>
> <keith@tungstengraphics.com> wrote:
> > Currently we have to perform two merges and three releases to get a
> > driver to a users:

> If DRM went into a kernel development model....
>
>          Release stable kernel  --> Picked up by vendor
>          Release stable Mesa 3D --> Picked up by vendor
>          Release stable X.org  --> Picked up by vendor
>
> This is the fastest model. Merges have been eliminated.
>
> You may think that X on GL (gnuLonghorn) is a crazy idea. But
> comptetive pressures from the Mac and Longhhorn will force us into
> doing it so or later. I'd rather do it sooner.

And I think people want _working_ DRI (graphics) on Linux _and_ *BSD etc. 
sooner than later.

Please do not slowdown DRI development than it even is today.
We have so much _bugs_ even without 6 months cycles...

Every test(er) is welcome.

-Dieter
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