X.Org Releases First Modular Source Roll-Up

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday May 22, 2006 @12:01PM from the not-to-be-confused-with-the-fruit-variety dept.

NewsForge is reporting that X.Org has released their first modular roll-up release. From the article: "All X11R7.0 derivative ("modularized") releases divide the source code into logically distinct modules, separately developed, built, and maintained by the community of X.Org developers. This concentrates and accelerates development time, supporting continuous modification, testing, and publication of each module.The new modular format offers focused development, and rapid and independent updates and distribution of tested modular components as they are ready, freed from the biennial maintenance release timetable."

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I wonder by overshoot · 2006-05-22 12:09 · Score: 1, Flamebait

if this will do anything to get 7.0 to a usable state sooner?
Way-kewl feature list, but about like driving in the Bradshaws: more rock than road.

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Linux kernel by m874t232 · 2006-05-23 04:00 · Score: 0, Flamebait

That's great. Now, if only someone could reorganize the Linux kernel so that it would consist of multiple, smaller, independently managed and released subprojects as well.