Re: freedesktop.org - Hosting for future Cygwin/X development

[Harold L Hunt II <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

Keith Packard wrote:
> Around 12 o'clock on Oct 29, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
>
>
> > 2) Import the XFree86.org CVS tree into a repository on freedesktop.org.
> >  I would appreciate help on this, but I could get to it within a few
> > weeks if it hasn't been done by then.
>
>
> Anyone with a recent CVS mirror of XFree86 can do this.  It would be best 
> if someone working within the new repository was responsible as there will 
> need to be some level of on-going CVS tracking for security and other 
> critical fixes appearing in XFree86 CVS.

I think I could be responsible initially... but I imagine and hope that 
at least one or two people will help to track XFree86's tree.

> XFree86 offers cvsup access from their public mirror; that makes it very 
> easy to snag a copy:
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> 	http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/#cvsup
>
> has instructions.

I am reading Jennifer Vesperman's CVS book now to brush up on how best 
to import the tree.  I'm not experienced with this, so I will likely 
clear my plan with others before I go ahead.

> Then we need to figure out what the project name should be (names are 
> always hard).  Perhaps we can just use cygwinx or some such for now.

I like the project name of Cygwin/X.  However, I think more important is 
the repository name, as some of us were discussing on IRC the other day. 
 I think giving the repository a generic name would be a good idea, as 
it could then be used for tracking XFree86 in general and for doing 
builds for other platforms.

We could just call the repository "xc".

What do you think?

> > 3) Get Cygwin/X developers accounts on freedesktop.org (I would like
> > Kensuke Matsuzaki and Alexander Gottwald, at a minimum, to have
> > accounts).  I would like them to commit their patches directly so that I
> > don't hold up their development.  As long as the tree builds, I can make
> >  then make quick releases of their work.
>
>
> We just need SSH keys to create accounts; have them send preferred login 
> names and the public half of their SSH keys along to me.

Hopefully Alexander and Kensuke see this and send you a public key 
(ssh-keygen -t dsa) and preferred login name.  Otherwise, I will prod 
them into doing it ;)

Harold