Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 Jun 1996 11:47:46 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Jari Soderholm <> | Subject | Re: SVGA kernel chipset drivers. |
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On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> We HAVE a uniform graphics API already. It's called X.
I you want to make operating system really popular it means games and good looking graphics.
And I really would like play my games under Linux rather than windows.
but if you have X as only graphical API, Linux will never come popular among home users, simply because it does not offer what home users want, I hope that you understand that.
Let me tell you how normal computer hobbyist (not an Unix hacker) thinks. What he or she wants is simplicity, because it means speed , versatility, and does not have spend months learning complex graphical API:s. He can start programming almost immediately if threre is only few simple command to set for some graphics mode.
If don`t believe be take a look at all games and graphical applications made for MSDOS, which actually does not have graphical API at all or all wonderful demos for AMIGA.
And then take look those X-applications, you will probably see a difference.
The point is if you want to make Linux as only an Unix, then X is maybe enough, but if you want to make Linux really popular then Linux needs also an another graphics interface.
I really believe that most my friends who like also Linux feel like that too.
And thank you for you all making such a nice operating system.
Jari Soderholm
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