Index: programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/xorg/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.8 RELNOTES.sgml --- programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml 18 Sep 2004 15:04:29 -0000 1.8 +++ programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml 8 May 2005 22:15:14 -0000 @@ -1009,6 +1009,33 @@ Since Composite is not enabled by default, it is not expected that this issue will be visible to most users. +Deprecated components and removal plans + +

This section lists current plans for removal of obsolete or deprecated +components in the X.Org releases. As our releases are open source, +users who continue to require these can find the source in previous releases +and continue to use these, but the X.Org Foundation and it's volunteers have +decided the burden of continued maintanence and distribution in the core X11 +releases outweighs the benefits of doing so. In some cases, this is simply +because no one has volunteered to do continued maintaince, so if software is +listed here that you need, you can contact xorg@lists.freedesktop.org to +volunteer to take over maintaince, either inside or outside of the Xorg release +process. + + +Display Postscript (DPS) + +The DPS software is included and built by default (except as noted in +README.dps) in the X.Org X11R6.8 release series. The software will be +included, but not built unless specifically configured by the builder, +in the X.Org X11R6.9 release series. At this time, X.Org does not +plan to include any of the DPS software in X11R7.0 or later releases. +For more information, see +xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/README.dps in the X.Org source +release. + + + Attributions/Acknowledgements/Credits This section lists the credits for the X11R&relvers; release. For a more Index: programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/dps.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/xorg/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/dps.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 dps.sgml --- programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/dps.sgml 3 Sep 2004 18:48:11 -0000 1.3 +++ programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/dps.sgml 8 May 2005 22:15:14 -0000 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ X and DPS <author>Juliusz Chroboczek, <email/jch@pps.jussieu.fr/ -<date>27 February 2001, updated 25 March 2004</date> +<date>27 February 2001, updated 08 May 2005</date> <ident> Updated by Jim Gettys. @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ <toc> -<sect>Introduction +<sect>Notice of Obsolence and Planned Removal from X.Org Releases <p> Note that DPS is now obsolete. <p> @@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ If your application uses DPS, please consider porting it to the above libraries. See <url url="http://dps.sourceforge.net" name="the DPS extension site"> for more details +<p> +The DPS software is included and built by default (except as noted below) +in the X.Org X11R6.8 release series. The software will be included, but +not built unless specifically configured by the builder, in the X.Org +X11R6.9 release series. At this time, X.Org does not plan to include any +of the DPS software in X11R7.0 or later releases. + +<sect>Introduction <p>Display Postscript (or DPS for short) is a rendering extension for X11. DPS is slightly atypical in that it is based on <it/code