The reward for writing technical books is not in royalties, but in the instruction and consulting opportunities that result from being a published "expert". The downside to writing a book for the FSF is that it is not likely to ever be prominently displayed at Borders.
How well do canvas-based apps perform when displayed over a network? If the answer is as bad as I imagine, what are the chances of someday seeing a libart extension for X?
Thanks Raph for pushing Linux graphics a giant step forward!
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The reward for writing technical books is not in royalties, but in the instruction and consulting opportunities that result from being a published "expert". The downside to writing a book for the FSF is that it is not likely to ever be prominently displayed at Borders.
Not quite; see RFCs 2474 and 2475.
How well do canvas-based apps perform when displayed over a network? If the answer is as bad as I imagine, what are the chances of someday seeing a libart extension for X?
Thanks Raph for pushing Linux graphics a giant step forward!
Berlin isn't likely to be lightweight since they have included a widget system in the display server.
Maybe Chris Toshok's Y Window System will happen, but X compatibility (via a libX11 proxy lib or proxy X server) will be required forever.