some closure on the xorg updates issue

[Rahul]

Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:

> 
> Agreed for things like gnome 2.x -> 2.(x+2), but hardware support is a 
> special case IMHO. Consider this hypothetical example:
> 
> early april 20xx: FCx get releases with Xorg y.z
> mid april 20xx: Xorg y.(z+1) gets released with new drivers
> end april 20xx: Intel releases Chipset G1015 with integrated graphics
> early may 20xx: Intel releases updated drivers for G1015 that require 
> Xorg y.(z+1)
> 
> Those buying a Mainboard with G1015 need a solution then. They don't 
> want to wait 5 month until the next proper FC release. Or 2 month for a 
> beta (and most people don't want to run a beta).
> 

So what is the solution you are suggesting? The balance we are trying to 
reach here is avoid regressions while being a fast moving distribution. 
We don't have the resources to backport fixes in Fedora in many cases.

Rahul