From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386BSD] Xfree86, XS3 Mouse configuration
Date: 19 Dec 92 04:47:35 GMT
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)

In article <1992Dec19.005659.6114@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.230232.22311@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.com writes:
>> In article <1992Dec18.051723.26180@netcom.com>,
>>  hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes:
>> 
>> | Generally, speaking I am the only person supporting XS3 for 386bsd 
>> | and very few have benn problems reported. At any rate, in the future
>> | just mail me. You will probably get a relevant answer to your problems
>> | or questions.
>> 
>> Nonetheless, there *are* a lot of who are eagerly awaiting your folding
>> your code into Xfree86.  I sincerely hope you aren't planning to go-it-alone
>> forever due to some tiff or something with the Xfree86 crowd.  
>> 
>> Everyone would benefit from a unified server code base, and at least some
>> (me) are suffering from the creeping balkanization of the code.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Robert Withrow, Tel: +1 617 598 4480, Fax: +1 617 598 4430, Net: witr@rwwa.COM
>> R.W. Withrow Associates, 21 Railroad Ave, Swampscott MA 01907-1821 USA
>
>I hate to point this out, since I'm one of the major ones pushing Amancio
>to do just this (:->), but...
>
>Amancio is under no obligation to do this.  His code and XFree86 are both
>available to anyone.  You (collective you - the community in general) can 
>always do it yourselves.  People kept asking for SVR3 shared libraries, and
>we kept saying "do it yourself".  Finally someone stepped up and did it
>(one of the things coming in the next release).
>
>There's no doubt that Amancio and the other folks he's working with are
>the best qualified to get this merge done.  But they're certainly not
>the ONLY ones capable of doing it.
>
>I'll get off my soapbox now.
>
>--
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>
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> other people, and hope to fall in love."  -- Mallory Keaton


Folks you are always invited to join in the development of XS3.
The code and the literature to help you develop S3 code is
publicly available. And, this is not an accident but by design.
Diamond did offer to at least me to sign a ND agreement and I refuse
to sign it. Why? Because, I wanted to pursue development on an area
which allow anyone to help contribute without the bureacratic 
red-tape that some companies subscribe to.

I can not speak for XFree86 which is part of my problem with the
group, nor am I volunteering to be a spoke person for the group.
However, I can state that XFree86 charter prohibits them from
doing accelarated graphics development. And, they will continue
to operate on this mode till they charter changes. All inquiries
about this topic should go to the XFree86 group and not me.

The next release of XS3 will be last one. I will assist anyone who
wishes to take up the responsibility. 

This  decision is based on the schedule for my next project.
Both Rich and David have been inform on my desire for a private
venture. Which is one of the reasons that Rich is responsible
for the XFree86 development for 386bsd, the other is that I
chose the route of accelarated graphics development while he
actively contributed under the umbrella of XFree86.

Additionally, I can not support a group who is in close alliance
with SGCS. thomas more than once has attack me on public.
To  contribute code to XFree86 it will be like shooting
myself on the foot which I am not going to do.

Also, I want to call to the attention of the netters that the
ATI Ultra needs someone to further push the development.
As it sits over at sunvis from a development perspective is 
collecting dust till someone picks it up and runs it.


Last but not least,  lets clear the air around here is full of politics,
is not getting to be be fun, and is Christmas.


:-(
Amancio
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