[PATCH v2] update Cygwin-X news page X.Org and Cygwin release announcements to current stable releases

[Brian Inglis]

On 2025-02-01 08:52, Jon Turney wrote:
> On 31/01/2025 03:39, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> might want to change the older messages to a more general Cygwin-X FAQ reference
> 
> I don't really understand how this statement applies to the change suggested?

It is intended for the reviewer as all the entries appear old and not very 
useful, but I have no idea what else might be better to replace the later ones!

>> Signed-off-by: Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@SystematicSW.ab.ca>
>> ---
>>   xfree/cygx-news-new.html | 18 +++++++++---------
>>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/xfree/cygx-news-new.html b/xfree/cygx-news-new.html
>> index e326fa084c2c..a9ff136ea684 100644
>> --- a/xfree/cygx-news-new.html
>> +++ b/xfree/cygx-news-new.html
>> @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
>>   <p>
>> -<a href="https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-October/003115.html">
>> -X server 21.1</a> and
> 
> Thanks, but:
> 
> This is deliberately the major release number.
> 
>> -<a href="http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2012-June/001977.html">
>> -X.Org X11 Release 7.7</a>
>> +<a href="https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2024-December/003576.html">
>> +X.Org X Server 21.1.15</a> and
>> +<a href="https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2024-July/003521.html">
>> +X.Org X11 Release 1.8.10</a>
> 
> This is wrong.
> 
> R7.7 is the X11 rollup release number (informally called a "katamari"), 
> inherited from the days when X11 was distributed as a monolithic source tree.

Not very useful any more for any one for any reason - even then it was only 
really a binary flag for current or outdated X releases, especially for 
commercial Unixen.

> This is not the libX11 version number.
> 
>>   are included in Cygwin.
>> -Details are available in the announcements
>> -<a href="https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-announce/2021- 
>> November/010286.html">
>> -here</a> and
>> -<a href="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2012-07/msg00001.html">
>> -here</a>.
>> +Details are available in the announcements of the respective Cygwin packages
>> +<a href="https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-announce/2025-January/012120.html">
>> +X.Org Server 21.1.15</a> and
>> +<a href="https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-announce/2025-January/012082.html">
>> +X.Org X11 refresh</a>.
>>   </p>
> 
> If I was going to change this, I'd probably just remove it all, since X11 
> development velocity is slow enough these days that it doesn't really 
> communicate much useful information.

As suggested at the top, maybe just a link to the Cygwin-X FAQ?

I just notice ancient dates and think that is no longer current, informative, or 
useful - it needs changed to something more current, informative, and useful.
That keeps me posting patches, and ITAs if I need or use a package! ;^>

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry