Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Console mapping problems? [I hear about these - I wanna know!] | Date | Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:34:44 -0700 (PDT) |
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> > I think people are being too absolutist about > > this. > > Sure, here we go again with the assertion that video hardware is > somehow so very very diferent from all other kinds of hardware in a > computer that it must be handled in a way that is markedly different (and > inferior). It is *quite* obvious to all of us involved in the GGI project > that this is very much not the case, and since we have been hacking the > kernel for over two years now I would say that we come from a far more > knowledgeable perspective on this issue than most on this list, at least > moreso than those who seem to not be able to resist GGI-bashing.
It *is* quite different from all other hardware: the number of sources involved and the bandwidth of the data streams make it a unique case.
However, when I say people are being too absolutist I mean both ways. I'm quite happy going with whomever puts out the better solution (XFree86 or GGI.) I'm just commenting on what I see.
> We walk the walk while others merely talk the talk. We are not > afraid to defend the validity of our ideas (on this list or anywhere > else), and back them up with running code. Given the scope of the GGI > project (an almost total rewrite of the Linux console subsystem), we are > doing pretty damn well, thank you very much, especially when you consider > the almost total lack of cooperation and assistance we have recieved from > the rest of the core kernel development team (exceptions noted - we know > who you are and we thank you).
Given the vitriolic nature of the communications some of the GGI project members have had from the very beginning most kernel developers have written GGI off as a bunch of flukes. The flame from about a year and a half ago ("we're going commercial" or something like that) was the straw that broke the camel's back for a number of people.
To be frank, I would be very hesitant to "defend the validity of your ideas" in any *other* form than working code -- may it be fair or not, you have exceeded your hot air quota by quite a bit. You are fighting an uphill battle *because* of it, and adding more really doesn't help, if you want your work to be judged fairly on its merits.
-hpa
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