dx8 Patches - Question

[Ann and Jason Edmeades]

Just a question, I noticed some of the dx8 patches are not applied - Is it
due to the Chrismas backlog where Alexander took a very well deserved break,
or because they have slipped through the cracks (or are there problems with
them)?

Will it help to resubmit them based off the current cvs since there were
about 4 chained together each based off the previous one?

Jason