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On 1/11/06, Matthias Bethke <matthias@×××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Yup, I figured that was the motivation---but X.org and XFree86 are still |
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> different projects with different code and all, so I was surprised that |
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> the name starts in xf86- and the description says X.org... Wouldn't |
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> xf86-something indicate a part of the XFree86 project? |
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I think it is important to note that these names were not invented by |
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the Gentoo devs working the ebuilds....they are straight from the |
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x.org project's distribution [1]. Also the x.org devs have not gone |
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through and simply renamed everything that was xfree86 to xorg, as a |
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simple browse through their CVS repository shows. Maybe they will at |
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some point.... |
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As I understand it, the Gentoo devs are trying to stick as close as |
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possible to the x.org naming conventions. |
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-Richard |
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[1] http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide#head-d88d5d60fa745d610670b0b415649dd52807e4e6 |
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