Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Oct 2003 20:18:21 +0200 | From | Herbert Poetzl <> | Subject | Re: Can't X be elemenated? |
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On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 10:57:42AM +0200, Helge Hafting wrote: > kartikey bhatt wrote: > >hey everyone who have joined this thread, my fundamental question have got > >out of scope. I mean to say > > > >1. Kernel level support for graphics device drivers. > >2. On top of that, one can develop complete lightweight GUI. > >3. Maybe kernel can provide support for event handling. > > > >and I still stick to my opinion that graphics card is a computer resource > >that needs to be managed by OS rather than 3rd party developers. > > The card is managed by the os - X has to ask the kernel nicely to get it. > (Try starting another X server inside an xterm and see how > that is refused.)
X :2 (not refused ...)
> The details of drawing the windows is something the os don't > need to worry about though - that is the job of X. > > Please explain whats wrong about "3rd party developers". Depending on > how you look at it, all of linux is "3rd part developers" except from Linus. > > >Just feeding in patches to provide support for AGP gart and DRI > >is an adhoc solution, a stark immoral choice. > > Explain the immoral part. Committing a crime is (usually) immoral. > Designing software in a way you dislike isn't.
depends on the moral standards ...
best, Herbert
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