Cygwin/X users, Last fall, with Jon's technical assistance, I took on updating the long-unmaintained Cygwin/X and released X11R7.4. Since then we have released over 30 package updated, including six patch revisions to the server. Work on preparing X.Org Server 1.6 and GNOME 2.26 for Cygwin 1.7 was well underway, but I have now hit a major snag.
I regret to inform you that my computer is down and needs to be replaced. The power supply went, and as a proprietary computer (surplussed by a client a few years ago), the case and power supply are not of the standard ATX form factor. The only replacement option appears to be from the manufacturer itself, but it turns out that both the original and replacement parts are both relatively expensive and somewhat underpowered. (No wonder the original went!) I considered transplanting the computer into an old ATX case, but the case is manufactured in such a way that the motherboard cannot be extracted. So now I'm left to building from scratch. I would like to thank those who donated last fall on cgf's behest after the Cygwin/X transition. What now remains will go towards a new computer, but I need a few hundred more CAD in order to get a computer that will allow me to continue development for Cygwin 1.7 and update the many packages which were available until now. Donations may be made through PayPal; go to http://cygwinports.org/ or http://cygwin.com/donations.html and click on the "Make A Donation" button. Thank you for your support. Yaakov Cygwin/X -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/