xorg 7.3.1 ?

[Russell Whitaker]

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Sergio Monteiro Basto wrote:

> Hi,
> Since we have a Xorg 7.4 release plan
> shouldn't we release Xorg 7.3.1 before,
>
> Since fedora , ubuntus and other distro still on X 7.2
> this will be a great jump swap 7.2 to 7.4 with so many changes .
>
> I would like distinct bugs form X server 1.4 than 1.5 ,
> Seems to me 1.5 will be to green at release time for fedora 9 .
> I prefer a smooth transaction of versions.
>
> X server 1.4.1 still not released because seems that have leaks of
> memory ( I don't find any !) , but better leaks , than a nightmare of
> problems .
>
As an outsider looking in, I think a 7.3.1 release is a good idea.
With any major software project a x.x.0 release will have bugs, no
matter how careful you are.

Unfortunatly, going back and fixing old broken code is no fun.

my .02
    Russ