<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7638.1"> <TITLE>Re: Upgrading xrandr1.1 to xrandr1.2</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV id=idOWAReplyText65360 dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Dear Daniel,</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am sorry, if I have hurt your feelings in anyway but we can do a port back from xrandr1.2 to X11R7.1, if that is possible without showstoppers. But we also feel that using X11R7.3 is the best way of getting to dual head.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your mail once again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Deepak Bhatia</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><BR> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Daniel Stone [mailto:daniel@fooishbar.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon 6/9/2008 10:23 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Alan Coopersmith<BR><B>Cc:</B> Deepak Bhatia; xorg list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Upgrading xrandr1.1 to xrandr1.2<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT size=2>On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 09:13:49AM -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote:<BR>> Upgrade to a newer Xorg release and use it.<BR><BR>I can't stress this enough. We don't really have the resources to<BR>support even current releases, let alone support people trying to make<BR>very invasive modifications (with exceptionally little investigation<BR>from their own side) to old releases. I'm sorry that you have these<BR>requirements -- really, I am -- but there's nothing an open source<BR>development project can do about the contracts NEC HCL signed.<BR><BR>This is the advice from everyone that has responded to you: find a way<BR>to upgrade to X11R7.3. If this means reporting back to your customers<BR>that you need to modify the requirements, so be it. If this means a<BR>pile of backports and hacks, then so be it.<BR><BR>But understand that we can only support the code we write, and only to<BR>some certain extent. We support dual-head with current Intel drivers<BR>and the current X server. In previous releases, the dual-head support<BR>may work, but should in general be considered missing. If you upgrade,<BR>you can get the new functionality.<BR><BR>Best of luck with whichever option you choose, but I'm pretty sure we<BR>aren't able to help you anymore.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Daniel, taking his own spare time to respond to this and help you guys<BR>out, as with the others responding<BR></FONT></P></DIV> </BODY> </HTML> <table><tr><td bgcolor=#ffffff><font color=#000000>Disclaimer:<br> <br> This message and any attachment(s) contained here are information that is confidential, proprietary to NEC HCL System Technologies and its customers. Contents may be privileged or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the individual or the entity it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, forward, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer.<br> <br> </font></td></tr></table>