Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 15:22:42 -0700 (PDT) | From | "Jon M. Taylor" <> | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. |
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On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Andrew Walker wrote:
> 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.......?
Use the 'd' key, then. I have to do the same thing all the time for other threads on linux-kernel.
> > > 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.
OK, maybe I should have called it a GUI/API or something. My point is that with X, you take the whole package or nothing.
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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