New X.Org Release Process Has Been Reached

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Article Source Phoronix
October 1, 2009, 1:24 am

Last week we talked about a new X.Org release process proposal for improving the consistency and quality of X Server releases through taking a number of relatively simple steps. Well, this week from XDS2009, a revised proposal has been agreed upon now making it policy for X Server 1.8 / X.Org 7.6 and later.

With this new process, there will be consistent six-month releases that should be very predictable. This is going to begin next Monday once X Server 1.7 is released, so hopefully X Server 1.8 will make it out in March, which would allow it to be pulled into the Q2’2010 round of distribution updates…

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