In X, clip masks are only 1 bit. To draw antialiased text you need a true (8 bit or whatever) alpha channel. To add 8 bit clipmasks to X would either change memory size for a bunch of stuff and break all existing apps, or implement a set of new calls for antialised text, which is what they will probably do.
Windows has had 8 bit clipmasks from Win95 on. Note that antialiasing doesn't work in most sixteen bit applications.
I see posting anything to slashdot (or even the E mailing list) as pretty immature. Raster's argument with Redhat is really none of OUR business.
However regarding the "silliness" of creating another desktop, he's doing it becuase it's cool. He doesn't care whether YOU think it is needed or not. He wants to code something new, and so he's going to for himself and for his userbase (whoever is interested).
I think the point of this whole scenario is, he doesn't really care what you think.
If you choose to use DejaNews for anything, any information you provide to them is thiers. Accept it. You are responsible for your own privacy, they are prefectly justified in tracking every link you click on. It's a FREE SERVICE. If you don't like it, don't use it.
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Hey I would! That fish shaped case looks pretty cool to me. But I like fish.
What? You don't think my one order is enough to pay for all the development and marketing? Oh my!
We'd know for sure if it was digitally signed.
Oh My!
In X, clip masks are only 1 bit. To draw antialiased text you need a true (8 bit or whatever) alpha channel. To add 8 bit clipmasks to X would either change memory size for a bunch of stuff and break all existing apps, or implement a set of new calls for antialised text, which is what they will probably do.
Windows has had 8 bit clipmasks from Win95 on. Note that antialiasing doesn't work in most sixteen bit applications.
I see posting anything to slashdot (or even the E mailing list) as pretty immature. Raster's argument with Redhat is really none of OUR business.
However regarding the "silliness" of creating another desktop, he's doing it becuase it's cool. He doesn't care whether YOU think it is needed or not. He wants to code something new, and so he's going to for himself and for his userbase (whoever is interested).
I think the point of this whole scenario is, he doesn't really care what you think.
No, scientific studies have shown conclusively that noone has ever wondered about that.
I love the links. "Everything" should be cross referenced. Why else use hypertext?
Surprise, OSS sucks.
Alsa rocks, I was afraid of it for a long time, but it's a lot easier than OSS.
It (tftp) is used for netbooting. Diskless systems often download their kernel via tftp.
Zero security.
As far as this topic goes, I echo: sftp, ssh, stunnel
These aren't subscribers, the are users using a free service. Collecting metrics on your user base and selling them is quite legal.
If you choose to use DejaNews for anything, any information you provide to them is thiers. Accept it. You are responsible for your own privacy, they are prefectly justified in tracking every link you click on. It's a FREE SERVICE. If you don't like it, don't use it.
(And I AM a privacy nut)
[quote]With 32 dual-processor machines, I doubt there's much that they couldn't render.[/quote]
Actually thats a very small amount of power considering the effects in "The Matrix."
Very interesting...
Looked at college costs lately?
College costs most of use more than a house.
100,000 dollar debts are COMMON where I go to school.
so where you say, "you selfish bastards", I gotta say, fuck you.
Noticed and laughed out loud.
No one else I was watching it with got it, even when I told them.
Bah.
Agreed on the sequel, but they've done other good stuff (I dug Lucifers Hammer...)
Wel lthats not possible. Unless you rewrite a portion of X, you are stuck with 1 bit clipmasks, and 1 bit font glyphs.
Youy may get antialiased fonts in your gtk / gnome apps soon, but it won't be via X!