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Subject:    [Dri-devel] Fwd: Re: Requirement for becaming a developer
From:       Manuel Teira <manuel.teira () softhome ! net>
Date:       2001-07-15 10:12:57
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Hello again. This is all I've got:

So, I think that discovering a bug is a necessary condition to became an 
XFree86 developer (see the attatchment below). My requirement for becaming a 
Xfree86 developer have been rejected.
This is not fair, because:
1.-The mach64 DRI branch is not (yet) part of the XFree86 trunk, so, all the 
work I've made reworking the structure is not patchable for anything in the 
XFree, but it will be (I hope).
2.-It has nonsense to spend my time looking for bugs in other areas of the 
XFree sources, when the only thing I want is a pair of documents to learn and 
help in the development of a driver for DRI. Anyway, if I was able to find a 
bug in the DRI part of XFree, I suppose that the patch would be submitted to 
DRI development group, and will be merged with XFree as part of a whole 
revision.

Well, I'm starting to lose my hopes. Perhaps I should forget my idea of 
helping with the development of the RagePro driver and wait for someone with 
the specs and the knowledge to finish the work.

Anyway, if I could help in any way, I'm listening here. 

Best regards.

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Subject: Re: Requirement for becaming a developer
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 19:00:19 -0400
From: Georgina Economou <tville@earthlink.net>
To: Manuel Teira <mteira@bbvnet.com>

At 04:22 PM 7/14/01  Saturday +0200, you wrote:
>Hello.
>I have started to work in the DRI driver for the ATI Rage Pro, but
>unfortunately, there's no free documents that could help me in this work.
> So, I need to became a XFree developer to have access to the chip
> specifications and the programmers guide.
>I've read just now the conditions to became an XFree86 developer, and I must
>say you that I don't honor those conditions: I haven't  discovered any bug
> in the Xfree and, anyway, if I had found a bug, I wouldn't be able to fix
> it, because I have no documentation to learn about.
>So, I ask you to be included in the Development program of the XFree86.
>Thanks for your time.
>
>Best regards.
>--
>Manuel Teira.


Denied.  There are plenty of bugs out there for someone who is willing
to look for them.


A mediocre idea generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea
that inspires no one.

Mary Kay Ash, the Pink Lady of Cosmetics



Regards    Georgina


XFree86:  Changing the world, one pixel at a time
http://www.xfree86.org/

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