Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:22:49 -0400 | | From | Jon Smirl <> | | Subject | Re: radeon-pre-2 |
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:00:33 +0100, Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > > > > On Gwe, 2004-09-10 at 17:37, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > The plan is to add fbdev capability to the DRM so that you won't need > > > > to run vesafb. DRM will give you the features found in VESA fb instead > > > > of you needing to load it separately. > > > > > > > Your personal plan. > > > > I'm writing code to fix the conflicts between vesafb, fbdev, DRM and > > XAA and you're not. Either provide your own code for sorting out the > > resource conflicts or keep your opinions to yourself. > > You can write all the code you like its still "your personal plan". I > have seen nothing but rejection of it by the kernel community.
My "personal plan" has been posted for comment to all relevant email lists -- xorg, fbdev, dri, and lkml. All feedback that was received was addressed and incorporated. Various aspects of the plan were talked about at three OLS sessions. Everyone has been invited to participate. I even went through significant effort to encourage fbdev developers to come to OLS and discuss the changes.
Plan as orginally posted to lkml: http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/8/2/111
If the kernel community is going to reject this plan please let me know now so that I won't waste a year of my life writing the code for it. If Linux wants to stay with a 1980's desktop that's fine; at least Microsoft and Apple are innovating.
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