Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Andrew Walker) | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:29:23 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Jon M. Taylor wrote: > > On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Are you really that dense? > > Calm down. This isn't imporant enough of an isse
Yeah, but how many hundreds of messages do we have to endure.......? > > We HAVE a uniform graphics API already. It's called X. > > X is a GUI. A graphics API does things like individual pixel > writes, line- and shape-drawing primtives, stroked font support > (sometimes), and provides hooks to acceleration features like blitting. > A GUI does windows, menus, higher-level display management primitives, > mouse support, etc.
Get real - Xlib *is* an API. No question about it. It provides all the primitives you want, and imposes no look&feel policy. A GUI it is not.
-Andy
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