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The XFree86 Fork() Saga Continues

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-details dept.

Mortimer.CA writes "An article up on OSNews about the XFree story mentioned earlier. Included is: replacing fontconfig with Sun's stsf; XFree86 co-founder David Wexelblat saying that XFree is today obsolete and should be changed; Keith Packard replying, and more."

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  1. huk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1st post

    also, the link is broken

  2. Re:The link's bad. by Swix · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, sshh...

    Its to see who read the article.

    I count a couple already that havent RTFA.

  3. The old "no blood for oil" troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To those who think this war is about oil, answer this question:

    If the all the U.S. wanted was Iraqi oil, why didn't we just buy it from Saddam. He's was willing to sell it to anyone who would buy and would be a hell of a lot cheaper than a war.

    1. Re:The old "no blood for oil" troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      because he's willing to sell it to *anyone*. bush wants his hand on the spigot to control whoever else might want to buy.

  4. please mod the parent up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can't. Crap.

  5. Re:Correct link by Gortbusters.org · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Shameless, thou art. You missed out on the score 5 informative, and the score 3 interesting. Welcome to the Redundant and off-topic mods.

    I'll join ya. :)

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  6. Re:Helpful tip. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so are you, but what does this have to do with Iraq?

  7. Bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sporks are at WalFart, but YOU WOULD KNOW THAT already because you're the one trying to trick people into buying sporks! //fights with self

  8. VIVE LA FRANCE! ALLONS ENFANTS DE LA PATRIE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  9. Re:All I can say is..... by jcr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ..and that is one of the reasons that X sucks, grasshopper.

    -jcr

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