We are very pleased to announce the release of XFree86 4.7.0. This release comes about a year after the 4.6.0 release, and is the product of the work of dedicated volunteers. We would like to thank all who have contributed to this release, through code, testing, and other feedback, and all who continue to support XFree86 and the work of its volunteer developers. Source, patches, and binaries for a range of platforms are now available for download from our ftp site: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.7.0/ http://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.7.0/ We currently have binaries available for a number of platforms. More will become available over time. If you are not sure which binary set you need, first download the "Xinstall.sh" script, and run: sh Xinstall.sh -check Also, before downloading, check the 4.7.0 online documentation at: http://www.xfree86.org/4.7.0/ Read especially the README, Release Notes and Install documents. Also check the ERRATA for 4.7.0 for any last minute issues: http://www.xfree86.org/4.7.0/ERRATA.html and the UPDATES page to see when new binaries or other updates are available: http://www.xfree86.org/4.7.0/UPDATES.html The CVS tag for this release is "xf-4_7_0". Information about accessing our anonymous CVS service is at http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/. User-related problems should be reported to our xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx list. Development issues and specific bugs should be reported to our devel@xxxxxxxxxxx list and/or logged at http://bugs.xfree86.org/. The next release, 4.8.0, is planned for the second half of 2008. If you find XFree86 useful and would like to help support our work, please visit our donations page: http://www.xfree86.org/donations/ Enjoy. Marc. +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Academic Information and | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | Communications Technologies | email: tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx | | 352 General Services Building +----------------------------------+ | University of Alberta | | | Edmonton, Alberta | Standard disclaimers apply | | T6G 2H1 | | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
