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The State of Linux Graphics

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

jonsmirl writes "I've written a lengthy article covering what I learned during the last two years building the Xegl display server. Topics include the current X server, framebuffer, Xgl, graphics drivers, multiuser support, using the GPU, and a new display server design. Hopefully it will help you fill in the pieces and build an overall picture of the graphics landscape."

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  1. X OS by brenddie · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    X, the Operating System

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  2. games? by tont0r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    so does this mean that the excuse of linux doesn thave games will be taken away?

  3. Re:Ungrounded Optimism? by Listen+Up · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ooops, I meant to write "as history has shown that to be not even close to true". Sorry, I hit the Submit button instead of the Preview button.

  4. I wish we had better XKB documentation by Catamaran · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wish someone could write up some intelligible documentation for XKB and/or some good tools for manipulating the config files. I struggled for hours with www.xfree86.org/current/XKBproto.pdf and the various xkbXXXX tools before giving up. I still don't understand how it all works.

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