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Re: Modular X or system X?



On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:43:49AM +0100, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> On 20 August 2015 at 11:39, Steven Sartorius <ssartor%bellatlantic.net@localhost> wrote:
> > I'm about to do my first fresh install (amd64  7.0_RC3) of NetBSD on a
> > new machine in years and am wondering what the current thinking is on
> > X.  In the past it seemed like modular Xorg was the way to go.  Is that
> >  still the case or is the system provided X11 a better option?  Any
> > thoughts appreciated...
> 
> 
> I second this question. And it's also confusing, because the install
> file mentions modular Xorg server in the binary sets:
> http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-7/201508191750Z/amd64/INSTALL.html#Binary%20distribution%20sets

The X11 provided with NetBSD *is* modular Xorg these days. So is the X11
in pkgsrc.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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