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DateSat, 20 Oct 2001 14:43:18 -0700
FromMike Fedyk <>
SubjectRe: The new X-Kernel !
On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 10:30:00PM +0100, MichaelM wrote:
> People need a nice stable Operating System for networking purposes of any
> type, and this exists, Linux of course. What else should the world need?
>
> People need a nice stable Operating System for Desktop and Multimedia
> purposes and this doesn't exist. We should create a new stable X-Kernel with
> build in support for X. Pressing Alt-F1 a console should pop up.
>
> Boots up with X, that means.
>

We already have this. It's called xdm, kdm, or gdm.

> Come on Linus, show the world what you can do, release the X-Kernel 1.01.
>
> Hit the MS dominar where it hurts, THE DESKTOP.
>
> Parallel release of Kernel and X-Kernel, will put Linux where it belongs,
> THE TOP of course.
>

Starting X sooner or later in the boot process won't make Linux any better
or worse than the competition.

What you are asking for is a distribution feature request, not a kernel
feature request.

You can get X to startup sooner by modifying your init scripts. Just start
?dm after networking, and any other services that X will depend on. Now you
can have any other services such as nfsd, samba, http, etc in parallel to X.

Mike
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