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SubjectRe: SUMMARY: GGI/X : the other way??
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Followup to:  <m0yM9yz-000aOcC@the-village.bc.nu>
By author: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> X is desperately lacking in several game areas
>
> o Hardware scale image
> o Hardware format convert (this hits video badly too)
> o Secondary surfaces
>
> [You'd be suprised how many games folk use the secondary surface for
> video footage or the scrolling backdrops if its available]
>
> > Yes I think fbcon has all that is needed.
>
> Good news item btw: fbcon+KGI video drivers is now sort of working.
>

There are several top-of-the-line game authors who are quite
interested in Linux; there is at least Dave Kirsch (Zoid) at Id, and
then of course there is the entire Crack Dot Com crowd. I would
suggest listening very hard to what these people have to say.
Especially Dave Taylor (founder of crack.com) have given good input in
the past, and seem to have appreciated the responsiveness of Linux
developers. That kind of support is incredibly valuable for Linux,
and it is something that we must not squander.

-hpa

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