Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 15:29:51 -0700 (PDT) | | From | "Jon M. Taylor" <> | | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. |
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On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > > We HAVE a uniform graphics API already. It's called X. > > > > True, however XFree86 (and any other brand running on linux) could be much > > improved by taking the low-level routines and placing them into the > > kernel. > > Now _this_ is a valid approach - if Linux can help Xfree86 in any real way to > make a better X server, things are different. > > However, I don't think the XFree86 people want to lock themselves into a > Linux-centric world-view (the same way there exists other hardware than just > PC's, there also seems to exist some other OS's than Linux. Strange, I know, > but I have people I'd consider reliable (albeit strang) report such things to > me).
It is becoming pleasantly easy to forget than anything else but Linux exists these days |->. Jon Taylor = <taylorj@gaia.ecs.csus.edu> | <http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~taylorj> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks." - Lazarus Long
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